Re: GG: Legacy in Canada

[Jeff Dods <jdods@swi.com>]

Oh no!!!! not a discussion about Canadian identity.....
How long did you say you have been in the country???? :-)

One clue I could give you is that when Gould died, MacLeans
magazine featured the event with a cover story.
For the benifit of the Yankees, Macleans is like TIME, except
with no CIA mandate (hard to imagine, but try).
I assume that since MacLeans is/was not in business to tow some commie
pinko government
cultural awareness policy there _must_ have been the mass interest in
the story, at least at the time, to warrent a cover story feature.

As for the CBC, how can you question the cultural value of a classical 
radio station that does NOT sound like a daytime companion for octo-
generians?  (no offense intended here, as I hope to be lucky enough to
be an octo-generian in 50 years).

Jeff.
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|>
|>How is Gould's (musical) legacy treated in Canada and how important is
|>or was Gould's role for the development of a "national" cultural
|>identity ?
|>
|>I've got my doubts if GG was ever a household name in the mainstream
|>media in Canada but what would happen if you'd ask 100 people on a
|>street in Toronto if they ever heard the name "Glenn Gould" ?
|>
|>And, at last, is the CBC still playing a vital or important role in
|>Canada's music life ?
|>How about their ratings ?
|>
|>TYIA and have a good day !
|>
|>Pat
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|>