The late Toronto pianist Glenn Gould was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 55th annual Grammy Awards this week. He is one of only a few Canadians to receive the esteemed award, including Montreal jazz legend Oscar Peterson and the Saskatchewan-raised folk poet Joni Mitchell.
An article in the Times Colonist writes that Gould was "often acknowledged for his dazzling talent at the piano and daring interpretations of classic material, his innovative recording techniques have also left a considerable legacy."
"He taught ... the recording industry how to make perfect recordings by the use of edits," Stephen Posen, Gould's former lawyer and the sole executor of his estate, told the Times Colonist.
The award comes as the Glenn Gould Foundation prepares to announce the winner of its tenth
Glenn Gould Prize, celebrating a man or woman whose "unique lifetime contribution has enriched the human condition through the arts." The winner of the 2013 prize will be announced next week on February 21.
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here.Original source: Times Colonist