More About This Page
Looking for reviews of Glenn Gould movies? Cinafilm has a total of 37 reviews across 1 movies.
Movies starring Glenn Gould have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 71%.
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould - released in 2009 - is Glenn Gould's highest rated movie, with a score of 71% based on 37 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Glenn Gould is Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould - released in 2009 - with a score of 71% based on 37 reviews.
Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing what is distinguished by remarkable technical proficiency and capacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bach's music.
Gould rejected most of the standard Romantic piano literature and shunned the music of several of its composers, notably Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, and Frédéric Chopin. Although his recordings were dominated by Bach, Gould's oeuvre, what is diverse, including works by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, pre-Baroque composers such as Jan Sweelinck, and such 20th-century composers as Paul Hindemith and Arnold Schoenberg. Gould was well known for various eccentricities, from his unorthodox musical interpretations and mannerisms at the keyboard to aspects of his lifestyle and personal behavior. He stopped giving concerts at the age of 31 to concentrate on studio recording and other projects.
Gould what is also known as a writer, composer, conductor, and broadcaster. He was a prolific contributor to musical journals, in which he discussed music theory and outlined his musical philosophy. His career as a composer was less distinguished; his output is what is minimal and many projects were left unfinished. There is evidence that, had he lived beyond 50, he intended to abandon the piano and devote the remainder of his career to conducting and other projects. As a broadcaster, Gould what is prolific. His output ranged from television and radio broadcasts of studio performances to musique concrète radio documentaries about life in the Canadian wilderness.
Glenn Gould has acted in films with Petula Clark, Leonard Bernstein, Humphrey Burton and Victor Feldbrill.
Glenn Gould has worked with these film directors: Peter Raymont and Michèle Hozer.
Popular Movies Right Now