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Re: [F_minor] Glenn Gould's home etc.
What a terrific day - and treat! Exactly what I'd do if I had the
opportunity. Nice going.
At 06:58 PM 1/18/2007, Gregory J. Goostray wrote:
Was in Toronto this past Tuesday. Bitterly cold. Had a few free
hours in the afternoon and leased a private car from Prestige Limo
with a great Austrian driver (Gerhardt-gd knowledge of music, Mr.
Gould, and Toronto architecture) for a tour around town of Glenn's
haunts. He put in my CD of the 1955 Goldberg's turned up the volume
and we headed off to 32 Southwood. Slight wear and tear around the
edges but the place looked like it was holding up fine. Also visited
110 St Clair (apt available in the building) and the adjacent Glenn
Gould park just as Glenn's voice came over the traffic noise (studio
outtakes as bonus tracks) and lent a transcendental gesture to the
trip. Finished up at Glenn Gould Studio and statue at 250 Front St.
and was able to peer in at the piano through a window at Roy
Thompson Hall. Had a quick late lunch at Fran's (too modern but
decent eggs) on Victoria across from the shabby Massey Hall box
office. An intimate tour of heartfelt connections highly recommended
for any lifelong fans. -GJG
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