The Legacy
Glenn Gould continues to inspire artists around the world to innovate, to push boundaries, and to relentlessly pursue excellence.
Gould on the Record
Did Gould know that one of his recordings would be included on the Golden Record of the Voyager space probes? Do we know how he felt about it? Was he involved in the selection of the track? I would be very surprised to learn that Gould knew nothing about the two Voyager space probes launched by NASA in 1977, or about the Golden Record affixed to them, which included, among its twenty-seven samples of Earth’s music, his own recording of the Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major from Book 2 of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. Yet, his papers in the…
On Gould’s views about Opera, Art Song, and other Vocal Music
Did Glenn Gould and Leon Fleisher ever cross paths with each other? How did Gould evaluate Fleisher? And how did Fleisher evaluate Gould? I just wonder whether the two great pianists had a relationship with each other.
Gould of the North
We hear a lot about Gould and the Idea of North because he is so closely associated in the minds of many people with the northern part of Ontario, but I’m wondering what places in Ontario were meaningful to him. Where did he visit? How far north did he go? Where were the famous pictures of him walking in the snow taken, and of him walking with his dog on film, and conducting by a waterfall? Did he spend much time outside Toronto? For Gould, the North really was more idea than reality. He admitted that, despite his lifelong love…
A Letter From the Archives
In September 2022, just before our celebrations of Glenn Gould’s 90th birthday, we received a wonderful and surprising message from a follower. Included were some pieces of memorabilia: pictures of Gould’s 1955 Goldberg Variations, and a letter to a fan, discovered by Jules Hoffman.
A Duet on Gould, Distance, and Closing the Gap
Ben Samuels and Virginia Heffernan collect their thoughts on Glenn Gould, his aesthetic, and impact as an artist and cultural icon.
As Glenn As Can Be: An Inspiring Children’s Book About Glenn Gould’s Early Life
As part of the celebrations of Glenn Gould’s 90th Anniversary Year, we are delighted to welcome the newest addition to the Gould bibliography. As Glenn As Can Be is a beautiful and sensitive children’s book by Sarah Ellis with illustrations by Nancy Vo.
Glenn Gould Magazine
Published by The Glenn Gould Foundation from 1995 until 2008, Glenn Gould magazine is an indispensable source of information, insight and research on the iconic artist. Thanks to the work of our long-time editor and principal contributor Kevin Bazzana, author of the definitive Gould biography, Wondrous Strange, and the magazine is a treasure trove of information unavailable from any other source.