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Re: GG: How did you first learn of Glenn Gould?
When did you first hear *of* (or read about) Glenn Gould?
When my mom gave me a tape of the inventions saying `I don't usually
like baroque music played on piano, but this guy is different'.
What was your first reaction?
I wasn't that taken with it. I since realized that this is because the
inventions simply aren't (anywhere near) my favorite. Sad but true.
A couple years later, 32SF@GG came out. I thought it was the best film
I'd seen in ages (since All That Jazz, but I digress...). At home we
happened to have a bunch of piano tapes we'd taped off library records,
and the GG toccatas were one of them. I loved the toccatas
(they'd never sounded at all interesting to me before). So then I
started reading the books and buying the records.
(Thanks, Francois :)
K