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R: Gould as Christian Existentialist
I agree! Gould was a Puritan, he refused any trivial distraction, his life
was devoted at Music, at profound think as a Religion.
Gould was a " mistic, philosophical man and musician"
Regards
Valeria Massari
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Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 5:40 PM
Subject: Gould as Christian Existentialist
> I'd like to invite reactions to a thought.
> I have the definite impression that Glenn Gould was a Christian
> existentialist in the Soren Kierkegaardian mold. First, Gould's affinity
with
> Bach and rejection of Mozart (an Enlightenment figure) suggest a religious
> orientation. Second, Gould lived like Kierkegaard did, and I suspect
> suffered in much the same way.