Glenn Gould

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Chopin, Schubert, and Liszt had no idea of how to write for the piano.

Glenn Gould
had , idea , how
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I don't much care for the sunlight or bright colours of any kind.

Glenn Gould
much , care , sunlight
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Behind every silver lining, there's a cloud.

Glenn Gould
behind , every , silver
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By the time I was six, I made an important discovery that I get along much better with animals than humans.

Glenn Gould
time , made , important
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I cannot bear assaults of any kind, and it seems to me that the Beatles essentially were out to affront and to assault.

Glenn Gould
cannot , bear , any
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I treat recorded tapes the way a film director treats his rushes.

Glenn Gould
treat , recorded , tapes
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Fingers don't have much to do with playing the piano. The idea that they do must be unlearned.

Glenn Gould
fingers , much , playing
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One does not play the piano with one's fingers one plays the piano with one's mind.

Glenn Gould
does , play , piano
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At concerts I felt demeaned, like a vaudevillian.

Glenn Gould
concerts , felt , like
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To me, the ideal artist-to-audience relationship is a one-to-zero relationship. The artist should be granted anonymity.

Glenn Gould
ideal , relationship , artist
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I find myself more genuinely drawn to the essence of Beethoven in Schnabel than I ever have been by anybody.

Glenn Gould
find , myself , more
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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.

Glenn Gould
reputation , based , entirely
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I detest audiences. Not in their individual components but en masse... I think they are a force of evil.

Glenn Gould
detest , individual , components
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Isolation is the one sure way to human happiness.

Glenn Gould
isolation , sure , way