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Kevin Bazzana and the Notes of Glenn Gould

Music historian and biographer Kevin Bazzana shares stories from his research, insights into Gould's reputation as a hermit, and Gould's true depth of character discovered while browsing the artist's notes from his private life. This scene is an outtake from the DVD extras of Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould.

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