Glenn Gould

Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932–October 4, 1982) was a celebrated Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach. He gave up live performances in 1964, dedicating himself to the recording studio for the rest of his career.

Film

In 1993 he was the subject of an award-winning fictional movie, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.

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In addition to Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, Gould's recorded music has been featured in many films, both during his life and after his death. Slaughterhouse Five (1972) and The Terminal Man (1974) feature selections from his 1955 recording of the Goldberg Variations, while Hannibal (2001) contains the Aria from his 1982 recording. The Wars (1983) features Gould playing music of Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms. Triplets of Belleville (2003) includes a segment in which an animated Glenn Gould with greatly exaggerated mannerisms plays the Prelude No. 2 in C minor, from J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book One.

Related Topics:
Slaughterhouse Five - 1972 - 1974 - Hannibal - 2001 - 1983 - Richard Strauss - Johannes Brahms - Triplets of Belleville - 2003 - Well-Tempered Clavier

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