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September 25, 2020

New Album: ‘Uninvited Guests’ out October 23rd

In Honor Of The Celebrated Pianist Glenn Gould’s Birthday, Primary Wave and Division 88 Bring You: Uninvited Guests Assembled by Producer Billy Wild & Gabriel Pick, The Album Will Be Available Everywhere on October 23 Pre-save Uninvited Guests…

June 22, 2020

Remembering Victor Feldbrill

Remembering Victor Feldbrill, conductor and champion of Canadian composers who has passed away at 96. Read more about his life and legacy here: https://zurl.co/iGXH

May 29, 2020

Announcing: Glenn Gould Bach Fellowship

The Glenn Gould Bach Fellowship is launched today. Commemorating Gould’s immense legacy as well as his association with J.S. Bach, a new two year Fellowship for an established music artist to research, produce and develop material to…

May 26, 2020

‘A splash quite unnoticed’: Art experienced in private can spark great wonder

Art can be a wonderful, collective experience, writes Philip Kennicott. But social distancing has returned us to the old fashioned idea of the power of private contemplation and solitary engagement. It could be a long time before…

April 1, 2020

Glenn Gould Featured In “Emma” Movie Soundtrack

“Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58 : II. Andante Con Moto” was featured on the soundtrack for the recently released film Emma! Watch and enjoy music by Glenn Gould 🎹🎶

March 30, 2020

Carillonneur Learned The Ropes As A Teen

Will Fletcher likes to be in lofty places. As a commercial airline pilot, the Brantford man flies travellers to destinations around the world. But, on most Sunday mornings before the COVID-19 pandemic, he could be found high…

March 27, 2020

Conversation Between The Keys: Víkingur Ólafsson Meets Debussy And Rameau

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson says he thinks of the composers on his new album, Debussy – Rameau, as “painters in sound.” ARI MAGG / DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON When Víkingur Ólafsson was about 5 years old, he already knew what he wanted to be. “It…

March 26, 2020

GLENN GOULD’S FUNERAL MARCH FOR BEETHOVEN

The composer died on March 26, 1827. The pianist had a special affinity with the marche funèbre from Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: Article via Slipped Disc

March 26, 2020

WPR Music Hosts Share Music That Calms And Inspires

Flood G. (CC-BY-NC-ND) WPR Music Hosts Share Music That Calms And Inspires From Classical Harp To Movie Soundtracks To ’60s Gospel, Music For Challenging Times Many of you have reached out to us to say how much the…

March 23, 2020

FIVE GREAT RECORDINGS TO REVISIT IN SELF-ISOLATION

Who would have thought 2020 would be the Year of Living Dangerously? As workplaces, theatres, bars and concert halls shut down for an indefinite period and social distancing is the new black, we may each find ourselves…

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