The Idea Of The North

Posted on Thursday, 02/09/06 by Balint

Reading some writings of Glenn Gould, I realised that he did not only made musical recordings, but some documentaries, too. Now finally I’ve found some: The Idea of North (1967) The Latecomers (1969) The Quiet In The Land – that can be listened here, in RealAudio. All composed like a musical piece – just listen to the editing technique, the structure, etc.
I wish I could download those somehow…

(Interesting: “Did Glenn Gould have a form of autism?” )

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8 Responses to The Idea Of The North

  1. Duncan says:
    Thursday, 02/09/06 at 9:20 pm

    Grabbed the first hour at…

    http://www.duncanmoran.me.uk/gould-part-1.mp3

    but it is nearly 34 MB.

    Will get the rest tomorrow.

  2. Duncan says:
    Thursday, 02/09/06 at 9:24 pm

    Oooops!

    You will probably want to delete one of those dots (either one will do) between the w and the d to get the link to work.

    Ed: done.

  3. jonnybutter says:
    Thursday, 02/09/06 at 10:34 pm

    Fascinating stuff about Gould – one of the other big geniuses of the second half of the 20th century, IMO. I always assumed he had Asperger’s, but maybe not, eh?

    Thanks for the link to the doc.

  4. Balint says:
    Saturday, 02/11/06 at 4:12 pm

    Thank you, Duncan!!

  5. bgv says:
    Sunday, 02/12/06 at 7:39 pm

    Try recording the audio file with Audio Hijack. It’s a software that allows you to record streaming audiofiles. I use it on my Mac, but I guess there must be a version for Windows too.

    “Arf, she said”

  6. Ohrrr says:
    Monday, 02/13/06 at 2:41 pm

    yes you can record streaming audio on the PC the software is called Net Transport and it’s free. (Google it)

  7. Ohrrr says:
    Monday, 02/13/06 at 9:49 pm

    Here are some additional Glenn Gould radio broadcasts with download links

    ——————————-
    Glenn Gould: Radio Broadcasts

    1. The Search for Pet Clark

    Type: Radio Broadcast
    Broadcast: CBC, Ideas (30 minutes)
    Notes: radio adaptation of article, which meticulously dissects the music and image of Petula Clark
    Date: 1967 Dec 11

    http://ubu.wfmu.org/sound/gould_glenn/Gould-Glenn_The-Search-for-Petula-Clark_1967.mp3

    2. The Scene

    Type: Radio broadcast
    Broadcast: CBC, The Scene
    Notes: mock sports report: Glenn Gould and Harry Brown debate on the value of competitive sport, games, and the effect of technology on art
    Date: 1972 Oct 7 (Saturday)

    http://ubu.wfmu.org/sound/gould_glenn/Gould-Glenn_The-Scene_1972.mp3

    3. The Three-Cornered World

    Type: Radio broadcast
    Broadcast: CBC, Booktime
    Date: December 1981

    http://ubu.wfmu.org/sound/gould_glenn/Gould-Glenn_The-Three-Cornered-World_1981.mp3

  8. Balint says:
    Tuesday, 02/14/06 at 9:16 pm

    Thanks for these links!!!

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