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