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Re: GG Studio recordings by heart?

To: F_MINOR@email.rutgers.edu
Subject: Re: GG Studio recordings by heart?
From: Beadesignr@aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 05:06:42 EST
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In a message dated 1/7/01 10:02:35 AM Mountain Standard Time,
smithqa@NEXICOM.NET writes:

<<
 Glenn Gould was reported as having a photographic memory.  He could study
 the score away from the piano and later go the piano and play the music
 perfectly.
 Every thing that I have read indicates that he almost always played for
 memory.

 Anne
  >>

I've read the same accounts concerning his photographic memory. He apparently
never needed to have the sheet music in front of him to play.

Evalynne
http://www.beadsuncommon.com

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