Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the twentieth century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing was distinguished by a remarkable technical proficiency and a capacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bach’s music.
Gould rejected most of the standard Ro...
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Date of birth:
- Sep 25, 1932
Date of death:
- Oct 4, 1982 (age 50 years)
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- Glen Gould
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