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Re: Gouldian moments in recent film
Yep, it's NOT GG in the film but in the book (by Thomas Harris) Lecter
will *only* listen to GG play the piano. Both the G'bergs and the two-
and three-part inventions. Hannibal had a great admiration for GG's
artistry. I, too, find GG's Bach delicious... [Boo hiss] Still can you
imagine GG allowing Demme (the director) to use his recording for a
MURDER scene??? Gasp. If anyone asked to use Glenn's recording I'm
glad they were refused.
-Mary Jo
P.S. I've taught the book several times. If interested check out my WWW
site: http://complit.rutgers.edu/mwatts/silence.html
Veronica Xavier wrote:
>
> Rohan!
>
> > i recently saw "silence of the lambs"... just on a
> >lark, does anybody know if it's gould playing? the texture of the
> recording
> >used isn't that dissimilar from GG's.
> >
> >cheers,
> >rohan
>
> I agree that the texture is similar, and I was fooled too. But
> afterwards
> I sat really close to the TV and squinted at the credits, and the
> performer
> was unfortunately NOT Glenn Gould, it was someone else whose last
> name, I
> believe, begins with Z, or at least has a Z in it. Too bad. You
> would
> think Gould would be the first choice of a man with Lechter's
> exquisite
> 'taste'!
>
> Veronica
> vxavier@sfsu.edu