A romance on three legs

Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano

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A romance on three legs

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
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Cover of: A Romance on Three Legs
A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
April 28, 2009, Bloomsbury USA
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Cover of: A romance on three legs
A romance on three legs: Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano
2009, Bloomsbury
in English - Pbk. ed.
Cover of: A Romance on Three Legs
A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
Mar 05, 2009, Bloomsbury USA
paperback
Cover of: A romance on three legs
A romance on three legs: Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano
2009, Bloomsbury
- Pbk. ed.
Cover of: A Romance on Three Legs
A Romance on Three Legs
2009, Bloomsbury
in English
Cover of: A romance on three legs
A romance on three legs: Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano
2008, McClelland & Stewart
in English
Cover of: A Romance on Three Legs
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-247) and index.

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265 p. :
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OL24381716M
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1596915250
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9781596915251
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