Title:
A romance on three legs : Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano / Katie Hafner.
Author:
Hafner, Katie.
Publication Information:
New York : Bloomsburg, 2008.
Call Number:
ML417.G68 H28 2008
Abstract:
"In this story, Katie Hafner introduces us to important figures in the pianist Glenn Gould's life, including Verne Edquist, the nearly blind, long-suffering tuner who maintained the piano for years. She offers a fascinating history of the science and art of tuning, and takes us inside the Steinway factory during the Second World War, when CD 318 was built. Laced with incidents that are variously inspiring, moving, and absurd, Gould's story, Hafner reminds us, is not only about genius and obsession but about iron, wood, and the craftsmanship that enabled his art to flourish."--Jacket.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip086/2007048808.htmlContributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0807/2007048808-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0807/2007048808-d.html
ISBN:
9781596915244
Physical Description:
259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Corporate Subject:
Contents:
Toronto -- Saskatchewan -- Astoria -- The trouble with pianos -- Eaton's -- A romance on three legs -- CD 318 in the studio -- Broken piano -- Making do -- The defection -- Afterlife.
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