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Gould wrote only one String Quartet, his 33-minute-long one movement Opus 1, a recent recording of which can be ordered or downloaded from the following URL: <A href="http://www.atmaclassique.com/en/albums/albuminfo.aspx?albumid=1362">http://www.atmaclassique.com/en/albums/albuminfo.aspx?albumid=1362</A> . If you listen to the full quartet, you will have your answer.<BR>
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This Youtube recording seems to be complete (I assume that its mounting on Youtube has been authorized by the Alcan Quartet): <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBuPbeDxaHU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBuPbeDxaHU</A> <BR>
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The other is a fugal excerpt of the Quartet, used in François Girard's film <EM>Thirty-two Short Films about Glenn Gould</EM>: <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_iy09RFZg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_iy09RFZg</A><BR>
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See also Laurence Vittes' interesting 2-page article (be sure to read both pages, though it appears to end at the bottom of page 1):<BR>
<FONT size=2>"Glenn Gould's Solitary String Quartet: Is It a Masterpiece or an Unruly Child? 55 years after its premiere, the jury is still out . . ." Strings, 2010.<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.allthingsstrings.com/News/Interviews-Profiles/Glenn-Gould-s-Solitary-String-Quartet-Is-It-a-Masterpiece-or-an-Unruly-Child"><FONT size=2>http://www.allthingsstrings.com/News/Interviews-Profiles/Glenn-Gould-s-Solitary-String-Quartet-Is-It-a-Masterpiece-or-an-Unruly-Child</FONT></A><BR>
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Or Robin Elliott's:<BR>
"'So You Want to Write a String Quartet?': Glenn Gould's Opus 1," <EM>Glenn Gould Magazine</EM>, Volume 3, Number 1, <FONT size=2>Spring 1997.</FONT><BR><BR>James K. Wright, Ph.D. <BR>
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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:33:47 -0400<BR>From: slynnwright83@gmail.com<BR>To: f_minor@glenngould.org<BR>Subject: Re: [f_minor] String Quartet<BR><BR>
I cannot believe that no one here knows the answer. :/<BR>
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<DIV class=ecxgmail_quote>On Oct 26, 2011 2:30 AM, "Benoit Giros" <<A href="mailto:bgiros@gmail.com">bgiros@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=ecxgmail_quote>That's the same, I think...<BR><BR>
<DIV class=ecxgmail_quote>2011/10/26 Stephanie Wright <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:slynnwright83@gmail.com">slynnwright83@gmail.com</A>></SPAN><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=ecxgmail_quote><BR><BR><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><FONT size=2>So, did Glenn compose two different String Quartets or are these two different movements? </FONT>
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<DIV><A style="COLOR: rgb(7,77,143)" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBuPbeDxaHU" target=_blank><FONT size=2>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBuPbeDxaHU</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>and </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A style="COLOR: rgb(7,77,143)" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_iy09RFZg" target=_blank><FONT size=2>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_iy09RFZg</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Stephanie</FONT></DIV>
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