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A Romance on Three Legs

Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano

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A Romance on Three Legs

Written by: Katie Hafner
Narrated by: William Coon
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Hugely talented and famously eccentric, pianist Glenn Gould fought a running battle with a long list of less than 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.

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What the critics say

"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)
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I enjoyed the book. my only quirk is that when someone is using words unfamiliar should find out how they are pronounced. Saskatchewan was mispronounced throughout and I found it most irritating.

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