A Genius Within

December 24, 2010 Erik Ernst Leave a Comment

Watch American Masters: Genius Within, The Inner Life of Glenn Gould at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27 on Wisconsin Public Television.

There are some artists who seem to appear from nowhere and are obviously ahead of their time. In the case of the talented Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, he arrived in the public consciousness just as quickly as he left this world too soon. An enigmatic performer with a unique style that threw a wrench in the classical music world, Gould was a force of nature who gave up live performance in favor of capturing his work in recordings. When he died at the age of 50, he left a lifetime of work that is still appreciated by musicians all over the world. Enjoy the trailer for this interesting film of Gould’s life story and then watch the documentary on Wisconsin Public Television.

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