Glenn Gould Studio is a performance and recording studio located in the CBC Broadcast Centre. Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932–October 4, 1982) was a celebrated Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach. ... A street musician with accordion in Bremen A performance comprises an event in which generally one group of people (the performer or performers) behave in a particular way for the benefit of another group of people (the viewer or viewers, or audience). ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Centre The Canadian Broadcasting Centre is the broadcast headquarters of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations television and radio services. ...
Capacity: 341 seats
Dimensions: 60' width, 90' length, 30' height
External link
Glenn Gould Studio website (http://glenngouldstudio.cbc.ca/)
Gould was known for a vivid musical imagination, and listeners regarded his interpretations as ranging from brilliantly creative to (on occasion) outright eccentric.
Gould also recorded pieces by many prominent piano composers, though he was outspoken in his criticism of some of them, apparently not caring for Frederic Chopin, for example.
Gould claimed this singing was unconscious, and increased proportionately with the inability of the piano in question to realise the music as he intended.
Gould was addicted to many prescription drugs, some of which had contradictory effects and his use of these drugs may have had a deleterious effect on his health.
GlennGould's eccentricities such as the pre-performance ritual of soaking his hands and arms in hot water, his rocking and humming, his isolation and difficulty with social interaction, and the uncanny focus and technical ability he displayed in music making can, according to Maloney, be related to the symptoms displayed by persons with Asperger's.
The GlennGould Foundation was established in Toronto in 1983 to honour Gould and perpetuate his memory.
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