Glenn Gould
Musician
1932-09-25
Quotes by Glenn Gould
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If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing
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I always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that some people prefer sunshine.
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I always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that some people prefer sunshine.
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If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing
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Concert pianists are really afraid to try out the Beethoven Fourth Concerto if the Third happens to be their specialty. That's the piece they had such success with on Long Island, by George, and it will surely bring them success in Connecticut. So first there's tremendous conservatism. And then stagnation sets in. Or it certainly did in me.
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There's a very curious and - and almost sadistic lust for blood that overcomes the concert listener, and there's a waiting for it to happen: a waiting for the horn to fluff; a waiting for the strings to become ragged; a waiting for the conductor to forget the subdivide, you know? And it's dreadful!
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Beethoven's reputation is based entirely on gossip. The middle Beethoven represents a supreme example of a composer on an ego trip.
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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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Schoenberg does not write against the piano, but neither can he be accused of writing for it.
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