Glenn Gould: On the Record (1959)
• January 1st, 1959 • 0h 30min
Documentary
Overview
This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding the cab driver, bantering with sound engineers at Columbia Records, and then, alone with the piano, fastidiously recording Bach's Italian Concerto.
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