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Glenn Gould (1932-1982) Radio Broadcasts "Dialogues on the Prospects of Recording" on CBC Sunday Night January 10, 1965, Produced by Glenn Gould 1. Dialogues on the Prospects of Recording, Part 1 (1 hour) 2. Dialogues on the Prospects of Recording, Part 2 (25 minutes) Broadcast on CBC radio in 1965, this unique recording is positioned between Glenn Gould's last live concert performance in 1964 and his seminal publication "Prospects of Recording" for High Fidelity magazine in 1966. In a proto-tapestry of sound, music and voice, which came to fruition in his experimental radio documentary Idea of North (1967), Gould counterpoints the opinions of those celebrating the imminent ubiquity of recordings with those lamenting the loss of the live concert. As the host of the show, Gould explicates on how recordings are made from different geographical regions, while arguing for the superiority of the recorded performance. Marshall McLuhan is one of the many interviewees, providing his usual insightful and at times 'far-out' theories. The transcripts of the broadcast were later published by McLuhan in his Explorations column and were to provide the foundation for the High Fidelity text. However, with this broadcast one can ingest the ideas while listening to some classic examples of recordings that bolster Gould's argument. - Charles Stankievech Various Radio Pieces 1. The Search for Pet Clark Type: Radio Broadcast Broadcast: CBC, Ideas (30 minutes) Notes: radio adaptation of article, which meticulously dissects the music and image of Petula Clark Date: 1967 Dec 11 2. The Scene Type: Radio broadcast Broadcast: CBC, The Scene Notes: mock sports report: Glenn Gould and Harry Brown debate on the value of competitive sport, games, and the effect of technology on art Date: 1972 Oct 7 (Saturday) 3. The Three-Cornered World Type: Radio broadcast Broadcast: CBC, Booktime Date: December 1981 RELATED RESOURCES: Glenn Gould in UbuWeb Film UbuWeb Sound | UbuWeb PennSound | GreyLodge | Artmob | EPC | WFMU