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Peter Ostwald Glenn Gould (Paperback). He died at fifty of a massive stroke. Was his genius sponsored by eccentricity or vice versa?. Do those with genius sacrifice themselves for a higher ideal while remaining personally unfulfilled?. Ostwald lays bare the energy and contradiction behind Gould's brilliance. Further DetailsTitle: Glenn Gould Condition: New Description: The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was a child prodigy and a musical genius whose 1955 recording of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" catapulted him to world fame. He was also plagued by lifelong depression, was terrified of playing before live audiences, and consumed prescription drugs by the handful. He died at fifty of a massive stroke. In this acclaimed biography, the late psychiatrist Peter Ostwald — himself an accomplished violinist and longtime personal friend of Gould's — raises many questions about Gould and his music. Was his genius sponsored by eccentricity or vice versa? Do those with genius sacrifice themselves for a higher ideal while remaining personally unfulfilled? Ostwald lays bare the energy and contradiction behind Gould's brilliance. "Learning more of the man, absorbing Peter Ostwald's picture and analysis, has sharpened my ears and made me more acutely receptive.... [An] important and illuminating biography."—Oliver Sacks "[A] superb psychological study ... a poignant personal memoir."—Time "This brisk book is discerning rather than reductive, and guaranteed Freud-free. A."—Entertainment Weekly Author: Peter Ostwald EAN: 9780393318470 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: US ISBN-10: 0393318478 ISBN: 9780393318470 Language: English Item Height: 208mm Item Length: 140mm Item Width: 25mm Item Weight: 471g Genre: Music Dance & Theatre Subtitle: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius Publisher: WW Norton & Co Release Date: 09/17/1998 Topic: Biography Release Year: 1998 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
