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Offline cecile

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QUESTION: What was the name of that guy who played famous pieces either...
on: June 07, 2005, 04:35:17 AM
 What was the name of that guy who played famous pieces either extra extra fast or painfully slow? An American. I just forgot.
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Re: QUESTION: What was the name of that guy who played famous pieces either...
Reply #1 on: June 07, 2005, 12:32:14 PM
Quote from: cecile on June 07, 2005, 04:35:17 AM
What was the name of that guy who played famous pieces either extra extra fast or painfully slow? An American. I just forgot.
Glenn Gould? But he was canadian.

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Re: QUESTION: What was the name of that guy who played famous pieces either...
Reply #2 on: June 07, 2005, 01:17:40 PM
My first guess was Glenn Gould who is in fact Canadian.

His Mondshein is kinda fast, and his alla turca takes like 10 minutes.
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Re: QUESTION: What was the name of that guy who played famous pieces either...
Reply #3 on: June 07, 2005, 03:27:27 PM
Liberace?  ;D
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Re: QUESTION: What was the name of that guy who played famous pieces either...
Reply #4 on: June 14, 2005, 03:56:53 AM
oh.. yeah, Glenn Gould. Rats. Canadian it is.
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