An edition of A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano (2008)

A Romance on Three Legs

Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano

by Katie Hafner

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An edition of A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano (2008)

A Romance on Three Legs

Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano

by Katie Hafner

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A grand tale of obsession about the brilliant Glenn Gould and the unique, temperamental instrument he came to love beyond all others, by a top New York Times writer.

Glenn Gould was one of the most complex, brilliant artists of the twentieth century, a musician famous for bizarre habits: he wore a hat and gloves even on the warmest summer day; refused to shake hands for fear of germs or damaged fingers; hummed and conducted himself while he played; and traveled the world with a battered old chair, refusing to perform while sitting on anything else... ¹

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June 10, 2008

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Bloomsbury USA, Bloomsbury, Distributed to the trade by Macmillan

Language

English

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272

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Library of Congress: ML417.G68 H28 2008

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Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272

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Open Library: OL12443768M
Internet Archive: romanceonthreele0000hafn
ISBN 10: 1596915242
ISBN 13: 9781596915244
LCCN: 2007048808
OCLC/WorldCat: 183879474
Library Thing: 5361338
Goodreads: 2625665

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A Romance on Three Legs

Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano

by Katie Hafner