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If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessar...

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I always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that so...

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Isolation is the one sure way to human happiness.

I don't think any of the early Romantic composers knew how to write for the piano... The music of th...

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I detest audiences - not in their individual components, but en masse I detest audiences. I think th...

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Glenn Gould

Pianist

Born: 1932-09-25

Died: 1982-10-04

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