Sweet, isolated, brave, and awkward, here are the many faces of one of the most eccentric musical genius.In 1956, Jock Carroll, a journalist with Weekend Magazine, was offered the chance to accompany Glenn Gould on a two-week vacation in Nassau. He was to show how a famous pianist relaxed between international concerts. The story and the resulting photographs illustrate Gould's eccentricities: the solitude he craved, his wild driving habits, his theatrical performances. Seen in the exotic Caribbean environment, Gould presents a curious mixture of brashness and vulnerability.
Language
English
Pages
96
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Stoddart
Release
August 01, 1996
ISBN
0773729046
ISBN 13
9780773729049
Glenn Gould: Some Portraits of the Artist as a Young Man
Sweet, isolated, brave, and awkward, here are the many faces of one of the most eccentric musical genius.In 1956, Jock Carroll, a journalist with Weekend Magazine, was offered the chance to accompany Glenn Gould on a two-week vacation in Nassau. He was to show how a famous pianist relaxed between international concerts. The story and the resulting photographs illustrate Gould's eccentricities: the solitude he craved, his wild driving habits, his theatrical performances. Seen in the exotic Caribbean environment, Gould presents a curious mixture of brashness and vulnerability.