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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> Greetings.
Some clarification: The interview here has nothing to do with the preceding
performance of Beethoven’s Op. 111. As for the latter, here’s a
footnote from my Gould biography: “On October 19, 1955, Gould appeared in
a CBC radio tribute to the recently deceased Mann, giving a full-throttle
performance of Beethoven’s Op. 111 sonata, which is discussed in <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Dr. Faustus</span></i>. In the early sixties, he
talked about making a radio documentary on Mann.” (GG loved Mann’s
novels, and all his life identified strongly with the title character of the
story “Tonio Kröger,” which he read as a teenager.) What follows
Op. 111, however, is the Montreal-based critic Eric McLean’s interview
with GG, which was broadcast on CBC Radio on April 25, 1956. (The interview had
been taped in Montreal sometime in the preceding week.) The giveaway: GG’s
last words are “Thank-you, Eric.” This interview was first
published in the GG Foundation’s magazine, 9/2 (Fall 2003): 47-51. Kevin
Bazzana<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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