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Re: [F_minor] Slaughterhouse 5
One of the things I find curious about his self-interviews is the issue of
how much of Glenn Gould goes into the "gg" parts (interviewer). It is
tempting (for me at least) to read the GG parts as being representative of
the "real" Glenn Gould, and the gg part as being merely a foil. This is
likely partially true; at the same time, though, it can't be unintentional
that he called the interviewer by his own name rather than by that of one of
his fictional personalities or even simply as "interviewer." It seems to me
that the opinions and concerns expressed by the gg, however distinct and
even sometimes antithetical they may seem from the opinions and concerns of
GG, must have also been part of Gould's own opinions and concerns.
Etha
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Houpt, Fred <fred.houpt@rbc.com> wrote:
> That is a hilarious section. Thanks. GG had a self conscious sense of
> humor that not everyone appreciated. Although it highlighted his curious
> habit of being a control freak, it also allowed him to focus on the
> points he wanted to make crystal clear. It runs along the same
> rationalizations he had for pulling out of live concerts. He felt that
> he could not guarantee either a perfect rendition or else it was not
> possible to get the points across in a live manner, period. Most of us
> enjoy the output of his contrived machinations. With GG's hands on the
> control knobs, what we do have is quite good.
>
> Fred
>
>
>
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> [mailto:f_minor-bounces@email.rutgers.edu] On Behalf Of Etha Williams
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 12:06 PM
> To: tkozlyk@shaw.ca
> Cc: f_minor@email.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: [F_minor] Slaughterhouse 5
>
> I recently bought the Glenn Gould Reader and have been devouring it
> out-of-order with great enthusiasm. In the Glenn Gould Interviews Glenn
> Gould about Glenn Gould piece (pg 315 in the 1990 paperback ed), I have
> found at least part of the answer to my question:
> [snip]
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