{"product_id":"glenn-gould-ecstacy-and-tragedy-of-a-genius","title":"Glenn Gould Ecstacy And Tragedy Of A Genius","description":"\u003cp\u003ePreviously enjoyed book: Very good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"product__contributor-name js-contributor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/pages\/contributor\/peter-f-ostwald?id=877327587\"\u003ePeter F. Ostwald\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__contributor\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product__contributor-label\"\u003eForeword by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"product__contributor-name js-contributor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/pages\/contributor\/oliver-sacks?id=830824824\"\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__contributor\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__contributor\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was a child prodigy and a musical genius whose 1955 recording of Bach's \"Goldberg Variations\" catapulted him to world fame. He was also plagued by lifelong depression, was terrified of playing before live audiences, and consumed prescription drugs by the handful. He died at fifty of a massive stroke. In this acclaimed biography, the late psychiatrist Peter Ostwald -- himself an accomplished violinist and longtime personal friend of Gould's -- raises many questions about Gould and his music. Was his genius sponsored by eccentricity or vice versa? Do those with genius sacrifice themselves for a higher ideal while remaining personally unfulfilled? Ostwald lays bare the energy and contradiction behind Gould's brilliance. \"Learning more of the man, absorbing Peter Ostwald's picture and analysis, has sharpened my ears and made me more acutely receptive.... [An] important and illuminating biography.\"--Oliver Sacks \"[A] superb psychological study ... a poignant personal memoir.\"--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"This brisk book is discerning rather than reductive, and guaranteed Freud-free. A.\"--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780393318470\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstanceo08CmX2B3m9JmJxGFJ5ccg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52599591501956,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/9801\/1780\/files\/55802E60-93BD-4DD9-A276-71279D8CA2F3.jpg?v=1786035036","url":"https:\/\/librairieresonance.com\/products\/glenn-gould-ecstacy-and-tragedy-of-a-genius","provider":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}