Bravo Fortissimo Glenn Gould: The Mind of a Canadian Virtuoso
- ISBN-10
- 1561679852
- ISBN-13
- 9781561679850
- Category
- Music / Individual Composer & Musician
- Pages
- 471
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- American Literary Press
- Author
- Helen Mesaros
Description
"Bravo Fortissimo Glenn Gould" is a psychobiography of the internationally renowned piano virtuoso Glenn Gould. In commemoration of the 2007-2008 Year of Glenn Gould which celebrates the 75th anniversary of his birth and 25th anniversary of his death, author and psychiatrist Dr. Helen Mesaros presents a detailed and fascinating chronicle of this intriguing and charismatic artist. Through personal interviews with family, friends, and reviewers of the world-class music figure, the author incorporates documented facts with psychological insights that help solve the enigma of Gould's intricate personality, eccentric behavior, and musical genius."--Pub. desc.
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