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Glenn Gould's virtuosity has been acclaimed
Ever since his professional debut, aged fourteen
At nineteen, he began concert tours that circled the world
Brought him international recognition for performances
That were frequently described in terms of sheer genius

Four years ago, Glenn Gould became a concert dropout
Withdrawing from public concert life
To devote himself entirely to recordings, radio programmes
Why so much love for recordings?
Because it's the future

However, the man who recently recorded Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
In a version for a single instrument, the piano
Has very serious views on his function as an artist

It's the future for music, it's the future for performing music
It's the future for writing music
It's the future for listening to music
All of our future's of music are involved in recording
It's as simple as that, and it's complicated

It's the future

The future