A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano (Paperback)
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“When Gould was paired with the right composer…he could make you wonder if he was altogether human. And reading Hafner on Gould is sometimes as much fun as listening to him play. And that’s saying a lot.”—Newsweek
Hugely talented and famously eccentric, pianist Glenn Gould fought a running battle with a long list of lessthan- perfect pianos. A Romance on Three Legs is the story of a love that changed Gould’s life: his partnership with the Steinway CD 318, a piano whose peculiar action and temperament ushered Gould closer than ever to interpretive perfection. Katie Hafner weaves the compelling tale of Gould, his favorite piano, and the men who worked on it, revealing new details and nuances in the work and mind of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists.About the Author
Katie Hafner is a correspondent for the New York Times and a dedicated amateur pianist. She is the author or coauthor of four previous books: Where Wizards Stay Up Late, Cyberpunk, The Well, and The House at the Bridge. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Praise for A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano…
“A source of delight and illumination.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“More books will be written about the famously eccentric pianist Glenn Gould. Perhaps none will be as intriguing as Hafner’s.”—Booklist
