The cult of Glenn Gould

Via Los Angeles Times It began, unpromisingly, with music written to put you to sleep. But when the dashing 22-year-old Glenn Gould recorded a little-known piece Bach had come up with to soothe an aristocratic insomniac, the…

Part Two of The Gould Standard interview with A.R. Rahman is now live on all streaming platforms!🎧From his humble beginnings in Chennai, India, to becoming an international sensation, legendary musician AR Rahman shares his life story and…

Via BBC Music Magazine Glenn Gould was one of the most celebrated and talked-about pianists of the 20th century, thanks to his groundbreaking interpretations of JS Bach and idiosyncratic personality. Humphrey Burton, who knew him, remembers an…

New podcast episode! A. R. Rahman – The Compleat Musician Part 1 A.R. Rahman’s early life, marked by personal loss and perseverance, served as a catalyst for his musical genius and set the stage for his unparalleled…

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via The Glenn Gould Foundation Gould divided vocal music, like all other music, into sheep and goats. Not surprisingly, he admired vocal music that he was able to justify according to his usual musical priorities—works like Gibbons’…