me and glenn gould

Hard as I try I cannot remember the first time I heard of
Glenn Gould.

I just know that one day I stumbled upon a three minute u-tube
video that is an excerpt of a documentary called The art of Piano.


I haven't watched it for maybe three years - but I did watch it
again just now.

And let me tell you folks - I got just as excited about it as the
first time when:


~I saw his piano

~what he could see out his window

~there is a cup of tea (?) sitting on the piano why I
never set anything on my piano except my Bobblehead
Bach

 ~his dog was in the video - yawning

~you could see and hear a couple of seagulls

~in the video you can actually hear Glenn Gould 'talking'
as he plays - something that musical pundits have obsessed
about for years

~and after he plays a little he abruptly gets up and walks over to
the window - still 'talking' - then after a few seconds he goes back
and plays - literally knocking em' dead with his effortless technique
that made him the foremost respected performer of Bach - notably
The Goldberg Variations


It doesn't get any better than that folks - seeing a Genius where it
all comes from.





 his house





his dog






and furthermore Glenn Gould was unpretentious -  and sharp