"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

25 September 2018

Happy birthday, Gould.


Glenn Gould was born on this day in 1932.

The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

Glenn Gould

Bach, The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus XIV ...

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