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The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was a child prodigy and a musical genius whose 1955 recording of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" catapulted him to world fame. He was also plagued by lifelong depression, was terrified of playing before live audiences, and consumed prescription drugs by the handful. He died at fifty of a massive stroke. In this acclaimed biography, the late psychiatrist Peter Ostwald - himself an accomplished violinist and longtime personal ... more

     

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      The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was a child prodigy and a musical genius whose 1955 recording of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" catapulted him to world fame. He was also plagued by lifelong depression, was terrified of playing before live audiences, and consumed prescription drugs by the handful. He died at fifty of a massive stroke. In this acclaimed biography, the late psychiatrist Peter Ostwald - himself an accomplished violinist and longtime personal friend of Gould's - raises many questions about Gould and his music. Was his genius sponsored by eccentricity or vice versa? Do those with genius sacrifice themselves for a higher ideal while remaining personally unfulfilled? Ostwald lays bare the energy and contradiction behind Gould's brilliance. "Learning more of the man, absorbing Peter Ostwald's picture and analysis, has sharpened my ears and made me more acutely receptive.... An] important and illuminating biography."-Oliver Sacks " A] superb psychological study ... a poignant personal memoir."-Time "This brisk book is discerning rather than reductive, and guaranteed Freud-free. A."-Entertainment Weekly

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      • Media: Paperback Book, 368 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (Sep. 30th, 1998)
      • ISBN-10: 0393318478
      • ISBN-13: 9780393318470
      • Dimensions: 5.43 x 8.14 x 0.96 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 0.93 lbs
      • Categories: General Composers Musicians Biography and General Composers Musicians Autobiography

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