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Re: GG: Sound recording resources?
On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, T.R. Thiessen wrote:
> There is an excellent book by Glenn Gould's producer of thirty years,
> whose name escapes me at the moment. They recorded together, at marathon
> sessions, for years, both in the studio in New York, and later in the
> abandoned level of Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto. The book title is known
> as "Glenn Gould at Work." Makes for an interesting read, especially with
> respect to Gould's then unconventional methods. It goes into great detail of
> all the columbia recordings, "slaughterhouse five", and all aspects of
> production.
> The equipment aspect is discussed at great length. I will check my CBC
> documentaries and get the name of the author to you. Also good is "The Glenn
> Gould Reader, which I suspect you may have found "Prospects for Recording" in,
> anyway.
> I'll get back to you.
This book is: "Glenn Gould at Work (Creative Lying)"
and the author is Andrew Kazdin, who was GG's producer/engineer between
about 1965 and 1980. It has been out-of-print some time, but you might
still be able to scare up a copy using some of the online resources.
This book is probably the best available for insights into how the GG
recordings were done (equipment, set-up, procedures, etc.). Depsite the
author's strong negative bias toward Gould, they did have a very close
working relationship over a long period and produced some very successful
recordings. I think it's a must read for GG fans.
Folks interested in the recording process will also want to get a hold of
Glenn Gould: On The Record/Off The Record, two 30 min. films made by the
NFB in 1960. The On the Record film has lots of in-studio footage and
great shots of the old 30th St. Columbia facility. For this session,
Gould is recording the Italian Concerto with the *new* stereo technology.
jh