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• Winner of Governor General's Literary Awards (Translation) 2011

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Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was a giant of twentieth-century classical music, but one whose eccentricities have sometimes obscured the moral seriousness of his approach to art. Countering this common misperception, Partita for Glenn Gould is an eloquent tribute to the artist that illuminates his versatile genius, his thinking, and our reasons for loving his art.

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From the book: I have noted that all those who love Gould unconditionally, that is with an admiration beyond what one customarily accords an artist, are eager to tell you just when he appeared in their lives, as though it constituted an encounter beyond compare. I am one of their number. I can date my first hearing of him and I can also plot my first sighting, since with him one cannot separate what is before one's eyes from the act of listening. Above all there is my everlasting regret, even if I am ashamed to admit it, that I never heard him in concert.

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Georges Leroux is a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the Universite de Que bec a Montre al.

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