A Romance on Three Legs - Glenn Gould - Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano by Hafne , Katie - 2008

Toronto , Canada - in English: McClelland & Stewart, 2008. 2008 Hardcover Book in dust Jacket ... BRAND NEW from 2008 publisher ... Never opened, Never read, Never marked ... Book size: 5-3/4" wide x 8-1/2" tall x 3/4" thick; 259 pages. Handsome book; black boards with gold gilt impressed title on spine, in glossy photographic jacket with piano on front and small color pic of young handsome Glenn on the back, wearing a red sweater and fingerless gloves ... Glenn Gould was one of the most complex, distinctive musicians of the 20th century, famous for his bizarre habits: he wore a hat and coat and gloves on even the warmest summer days; he refused to shake hands for fear of germs and damaged fingers; he hummed audibly while he played; and he traveled the world with a creaky old chair, refusing to perform while seated on anything else ... Perhaps the greatest of Gould's many obsessions was with a Steinway grand piano known as CD 318 - a relationship he himself dubbed a "romance on three legs." ... Gould spent the eraly years of his concert and recording career mostly unsatisfied with the instruments at his disposal, always wanting something better, something more attuned to his idiosyncratic needs ... He flirted with this or that piano for periods of time, but when at last he discovered the piano CD 318, he was instantly smitten ... In this remarkable story, Katie Hafner introduces us to important figures in 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 eminds us, is not only about genius and obsession but about iron, wood, and the craftsmanship that enable his art to flourish . This book is : " A Romance on Three Legs : Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano " ... by Katie Hafner ... published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto , Canada , in English only ... 2008 Hard cover book in DJ ... *** Secure packing for Safe Shipping since 1965 *** . 2008 First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. New/New. 5-3/4 x 8-1/2 x 3/4 ".