Daily Archives: October 23, 2010

Glenn Gould plays Bach

Gould is widely known for his unusual habits. He usually hummed while he played the piano, and his recording engineers had mixed results in how successfully they were able to exclude his voice from recordings. Gould claimed that his singing was subconscious and increased proportionately with the inability of the piano in question to realize the music as he intended.

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Bill Evans 1970

Bill Evans, ‘Round About Midnight ’ Sweden 1970

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Poet on the Edge

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Bukowski’s personal effects on loan to Poet On The Edge exhibit at The Huntington

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