Glenn Gould
Canadian composer and pianist (1932–1982)
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Glenn Gould made Bach his obsession—a Canadian pianist whose interpretations of the composer's keyboard works became the standard against which others were measured. His technical precision and ability to untangle Bach's intricate counterpoint defined his 20th-century visibility.
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Glenn Herbert Gould was a Canadian pianist and broadcaster. Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, he was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing was distinguished by remarkable technical proficiency and a capacity to articulate the contrapuntal texture of Bach's music.
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