Glenn Gould quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Glenn Gould

Glenn Gould quotes: Isolation is the indispensable component of human happiness.

Isolation is the indispensable component of human happiness.

Glenn Gould quotes: Once I turned pro, so to speak, I put away childish things forever.

Once I turned pro, so to speak, I put away childish things forever.

Glenn Gould quotes: The nature of the contrapuntal experience is that every note has to have a past and a future on the horizontal plane.

The nature of the contrapuntal experience is that every note has to have a past and a future on the horizontal plane.

Glenn Gould quotes: U201Che G-minor Symphony consists of eight remarkable measures surrounded by a half-hour of banality.

U201Che G-minor Symphony consists of eight remarkable measures surrounded by a half-hour of banality.

Glenn Gould quotes: The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men, and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations.

The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men, and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations.

Glenn Gould quotes: A record is a concert without halls and a museum whose curator is the owner.

A record is a concert without halls and a museum whose curator is the owner.

Glenn Gould quotes: Whenever one honestly defies a tradition, one becomes, in reality, the more responsible to it.

Whenever one honestly defies a tradition, one becomes, in reality, the more responsible to it.

Glenn Gould quotes: The final, unfinished fugue from The Art of Fugue is the greatest piece of music ever composed.

The final, unfinished fugue from The Art of Fugue is the greatest piece of music ever composed.

Glenn Gould quotes: I always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that some people prefer sunshine.

I always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that some people prefer sunshine.

Glenn Gould quotes: [Bach is the] reason I became a musician

[Bach is the] reason I became a musician

Glenn Gould quotes: I don't approve of people who watch television, but I am one of them.

I don't approve of people who watch television, but I am one of them.

Glenn Gould quotes: My moods are inversely related to the clarity of the sky.

My moods are inversely related to the clarity of the sky.

Glenn Gould quotes: The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

Glenn Gould quotes: One does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind.

One does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind.

Glenn Gould quotes: If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing

If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing

Glenn Gould quotes: Mozart died too late rather than too soon.

Mozart died too late rather than too soon.

Glenn Gould quotes: There is a craft and a power in listening.

There is a craft and a power in listening.