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Tag Archives: Glenn Gould
Glenn Gould: extra hands
Thank you Edward Johnson Building library, once again I found treasure in the collection that never disappoints. I’d grabbed a great mass of scores in anticipation of a couple of gigs, never knowing fully what to play, but wanting to … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Literature, Music and musicology, Opera
Tagged Carl Morey, Franz Liszt, Glenn Gould, Richard Wagner
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10 questions for Stephen Lord
Identified by Opera News as one of the “25 Most Powerful Names in US Opera”, Stephen Lord is a conductor known for his sensitive handling of singers. In my review of April’s Canadian Opera Company production of Lucia di Lammermoor … Continue reading
Posted in Music and musicology, Opera, Questions, Questions
Tagged Aida, Antonino Votto, Canadian Opera Company, Carlos Kleiber, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Giuseppe Verdi, Glenn Gould, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, La Traviata, Regietheater, Sandra Horst, Stephen Lord, Tullio Serafin, Un ballo in maschera
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Solti Centennial
The centennial of Hungarian conductor Georg Solti arrives on October 21st. As a Hungarian I always found it irritating that he called himself “Georg” rather than “György”. But of course whenever I say that name aloud –and unless you’re Magyar … Continue reading
Ten Questions for Alex Pauk
Alex Pauk is an artistic activist, a composer, a conductor, driving force behind many commissions for other Canadian composers, and the Founding Music Director & Conductor of the Esprit Orchestra, an ensemble embarking upon their 30th Anniversary Season with a … Continue reading
Posted in Questions, Questions
Tagged Alex Pauk, Alexina Louie, Bach, Esprit Orchestra, Glenn Gould, Lady Gaga, Marius Constant, R Murray Schafer, Ravel
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Gould Burg
Today and this week, we celebrate the 80th birthday of a famous Canadian. If Toronto is Glenn Gould’s city we live in “Gould burg”. In the Beaches there’s a plaque not far from his high school reminding us of his … Continue reading
Genius Within
After spending so much of the past few weeks thinking about virtuosity –both in my academic research and in the music I have been listening to—I was more than ready to see a documentary studying the quintessential Canadian musician, Glenn … Continue reading
Two Iconoclasts
Canada became a country July 1st 1867: one hundred forty-five years ago. July 1st is a day to count one’s blessings, to celebrate a compassionate and gentle country, a haven for so many wonderful people, among them great artists. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Bach, Beethoven, Glenn Gould, Goldberg Variations, Stewart Goodyear
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