Glenn Gould, with his gloves and wrist-warmers, in the Columbia Records studio where he recorded Bach's Goldberg Variations. Don Hunstein/Sony Classical hide caption
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Glenn Gould would have turned 80 years old on Sept. 25. His legacy includes much more than the music of J.S. Bach. Don Hunstein/Sony Classical hide caption
A 1959 picture of Glenn Gould rehearsing at London's Royal Festival Hall. (Yes, he's seated on an abnormally short piano stool, hovering only a few inches above the floor.) Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
Concert Hall Curveballs: Bernstein and Gould
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Part I - Elevating the 'Goldbergs'
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Glenn Gould on Bach, The Wallflowers, John Coltrane
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