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R: GG: re Another article about that damned syndrome
-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Kate Clunies-Ross <katecluniesross@HOTMAIL.COM>
A: F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU <F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU>
Data: sabato 10 giugno 2000 19.16
Oggetto: GG: re Another article about that damned syndrome
When I first
>began to learn about GG I have to admit I thought about Aspergers, but when
>I discovered more about him I changed my mind
His ability to communicate his ideas so clearly, the evident
>emotion he displays when playing (see the thread about ecstasy) , his
>somewhat odd but likeable sense of humour, the love of animals...
>Yes, GG was unusual in many ways. And how glad I am he was! Would a
'normal'
>man have given us that glorious music? But - and I risk demonstrating
>something a bit odd perhaps about myself! - I dont find him really
eccentric
>at all. I think I may have mentioned this before.
>Hed did however find a way of life that suited him. Since he lived alone,
>that was fine. I dont think his life was so tragic or painful asTimothy
>Maloney"s article suggests, anyway.
>
>But then, society does seem to have a fear of "loners"...
>
>Glenn Gould is too complex to fit into any neat category. I for one am just
>eternally grateful and happy that he existed.
>
>Best wishes to all
>Kate
I'm agree! Glenn Gould was a extraordinary man for his family, his friends
and his colleague.
For us, today, is a wonderful man and artist.
Also I'm eternally grateful and happy that he existed
Best wishes from Italy
Valeria Massari