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The Gould Variations: Technology, Philosophy and Criticism in Glenn Gould's Musical Thought and Practice
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Literature, Arts and Criticism Juha Markus Mantere, The Gould Variations: Technology, Philosophy and Criticism in Glenn Gould's Musical Thought and Practice (Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2012), 277 pp. 7 figs. Paper. £41.90. ISBN 978-3-631-62279-7.
The Gould Variations is an intelligent, thoughtful and well-researched work that examines the weighty musicology and philosophy behind pianist Glenn Gould's unorthodox views. In other words, it is not for the casual fan in search of biography. Mantere correctly assumes that any reader of this book has already heard the oft-told anecdotes about gloves and trench coats worn in summer, hypochondria and Gould's diet of Arrowroot biscuits …
