Avis sur le produitGlenn Gould - On and Off The Record (DVD, 2004)

Glenn Gould On and Off the Recorrd

I love this DVD. It presents Glenn Gould without prejudice or too deep into the excentric issues, but focuses on the perfectionist, intelligent and funfilled person that he was. This DVD shows the most important locations that Glenn Gould called his own ....... his career city of New York, specifically Columbia Records studio and his summer home.
This film focuses on the human and genius side of Glenn, from his own, his colleagues and friend's lips. One ends up laughing and smiling along with the different characters he interacts with, in their small humorous conversations.
It shows that Glenn treated people well and worked with them in a relaxed manner, yet still creating perfection. Not too many artists, especially of his genius calibre achieve this. A view of his cottage and Lake Simcoe allows us to glimpse into his summer world that he found so precious to his sanity. And of course, there is Glenn playing the piano....for an invisible audience, larger than any concert hall could ever house.
I bought this DVD so I can see it as often as I wish and I have already viewed it five times....I also bought 3 others to sell in my tourism kiosk which promotes Glenn Gould, as we are near his summer home in the township.
My favourite scenes are the conversation between Franz Kramer and Glenn Gould at the cottage and the opening scene in the cab, where he explains to the cab driver where he is from and the jovial conversation with staff from Columbia Records and Glenn in the restaurant in New York; I found it interesting that wherever Glenn Gould went, he always said he was from Uptergrove....not Canada or Toronto, but Uptergrove....a small village north of Toronto...
I recommend this video to anyone who wants to enjoy Glenn Gould as well as study him.....Enjoy......If you have never met Glenn Gould, this is the video that gives you the best insight as to who he really was outside of the genius box.Lire l'avis complet...