A Romance on Three Legs

Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano

Tapa dura, 272 páginas

Idioma English

Publicado el 10 de junio de 2008 por Bloomsbury USA, Bloomsbury, Distributed to the trade by Macmillan.

ISBN:
978-1-59691-524-4
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Número OCLC:
183879474

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A grand tale of obsession about the brilliant Glenn Gould and the unique, temperamental instrument he came to love beyond all others, by a top New York Times writer.

Glenn Gould was one of the most complex, brilliant artists of the twentieth century, a musician famous for bizarre habits: he wore a hat and gloves even on the warmest summer day; refused to shake hands for fear of germs or damaged fingers; hummed and conducted himself while he played; and traveled the world with a battered old chair, refusing to perform while sitting on anything else... 1

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  • General
  • Musical Instruments - Piano
  • Music / General
  • Music
  • Music/Songbooks
  • Construction
  • History
  • Piano
  • Steinway piano
  • United states