On Saturday Radio National broadcast an interesting interview with Peter Raymont on The Music Show. Raymont’s revealing documentary about the late legendary Canadian autistic pianist Glenn Gould, titled Genius Within: the Inner Life of Glenn Gould was discussed in this interview by Andrew Ford. The doco movie is being screened in Australia at some film festivals, and will go to the cinemas later this year.
It’s interesting to note that in an excerpt from the doco broadcast on The Music Show the woman who was the love of Gould’s life said that towards the end of their relationship Gould became more difficult to live with because he was taking various psychiatric drugs, which don’t seem to have done him any good at all. Gould died from a stroke at the tragically young age of 50. You can listen to the interview through the ABC's website, and take a look at the movie trailer at the movie’s website. I never realised what a looker Gould was during his younger years, before he disappeared underneath those soft, cosy-looking coats and scarves and caps.
Glenn Gould: the untold story of his personal life. The Music Show. Radio National. June 12th 2010.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2010/2925482.htm
Genius Within: the Inner Life of Glenn Gould (movie website)
http://glenngouldmovie.com/
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