John Polifronio wrote:

>Oh, I believe Glenn Gould had a great respect for Bach; but he fell prey to
>the adoration he saw in the faces of the people around him; he developed a
>"prima donna" complex.  It happens everywhere in the arts.  But his death
>at so early an age was a tragedy, his musical insight might have deepened
>with an additional decade of life.

What makes you think GG had a "prima donna" complex? Did you know him
personally? In what way did he "fall prey" to adoration? I thought he
withdrew from the public.  How did this "complex" manifest itself, in
your opinion?

Mimi Ezust