{"product_id":"the-great-gould-peter-goddard-9781459733091","title":"The Great Gould","description":"\u003cb\u003eA startling new portrait of Gould, including never-before-seen material.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Glenn Gould's astonishing recordings deliver that unmistakable jolt of genius to each generation newly discovering the great Canadian pianist. With the support of the Glenn Gould Estate, Peter Goddard draws on his own interviews with Gould and on new, and in some cases overlooked, sources to present a freshly revealing portrait of Gould's unsettled life, his radical decision to quit concertizing, his career as a radio innovator, and his deep response to the Canadian environment. Sci-fi and hi-fi, hockey and Petula Clark, Elvis, jazz, chess, the Beatles, and sex -- all these inform this exploration of the pianist's far-reaching imagination. There is even a touching account of the only piano lesson Gould ever gave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the perfect gift for anyone new to classical music and those already immersed in it, for those with an interest in Canadian music, in Glenn Gould himself, and in what led to \u003ci\u003eThe Goldberg Variations\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the greatest recordings in music history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Goddard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459733096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459733091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Peter Goddard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936000868607,"sku":"9781459733091","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fc57c905-69d3-471c-9f3a-e8e6d636aae4.jpg?v=1681423036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-gould-peter-goddard-9781459733091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}