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

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

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Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano

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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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Bloomsbury USA
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Criticism and interpretation, musicians, Construction, Steinway piano, Piano, History, Steinway & Sons, Piano technicians, Biography, Pianists, Gould, glenn, 1932-1982, Piano, construction, Piano music, history and criticism, New York Times reviewed, Piano, history
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Glenn Gould, Glenn Gould (1932-1982)
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A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
April 28, 2009, Bloomsbury USA
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A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
Mar 05, 2009, Bloomsbury USA
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A Romance on Three Legs
2009, Bloomsbury
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A romance on three legs: Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano
2009, Bloomsbury
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A romance on three legs: Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano
2009, Bloomsbury
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A romance on three legs: Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano
2008, McClelland & Stewart
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A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
June 10, 2008, Bloomsbury USA, Bloomsbury, Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
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Number of pages
272
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8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
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OL24088567M
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1596915250
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9781596915251
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