Glenn Gould
Canadian · 1932–1982
Pianist renowned for his distinctive interpretations of Bach and his decision to abandon live performance in favor of studio recording.
Wikipedia ↗“The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.”
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“If there's any excuse at all for making a record, it's to do it differently — to approach the work from a totally recreative point of view, to perform this particular work as it has never been heard before. And if one can't do that, I would say, abandon it, forget about it, move on to something else.”
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“The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.”
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