GG: The Visionary

["Scott M. Jaworski" <umjawor0@cc.UManitoba.CA>]

Dear Sirs/Madams:

I am new to this list, so please forgive me if this discussion is already 
in progress or has been exhausted.

Inasmuch as the commentary on Mr. Gould's musical accomplishments is 
necessary and rewarding, since primarily, he was a musician, I would like 
to offer another topic for discussion of all who are interested.

I am interested in GG as a philosopher, communicator, writer and visionary.
His work for CBC and his sound documentaries are nothing short of pure 
genius, regardless of what one has to say about the music, performance 
nuances, interpretation of composers works', etc.

To begin this discussion, I offer a question.  Has anyone heard the 
recent re-release of the Glenn Gould Silver Jubilee Collection on Sony?  
Disc 1 is a might drab (some of the performances are less spirited than 
others, and I am not a fan of opera or operatic performance).  Disc 2, 
however, contains two radio programs.  The exact title of the most first 
one eludes me, however, the second one is a Gould fantasy called 
"Critic's Call-Out Corner".  

In keeping it short, I will say that I adore these productions.  Gould's 
fantasies are sharp-witted and yet self-parodying at the same time.  His 
stabs at the public arts "scene" are extremely funny, and his characters 
are simply hilarious.  

I would love to hear the opinions of the readers on these comedic radio 
works.  I'm sure we can get into discussions of his more well-known sound 
documentaries later (notably, of course, "The Idea of North"), but for 
now, we can keep it simple.


I look forward to hearing from other list members on this topic.


Best regards,


Scott Jaworski