theangryviolinist:March 1955, Columbia recording studio, NY — Pianist Glenn Gould laughing as engi
theangryviolinist: March 1955, Columbia recording studio, NY — Pianist Glenn Gould laughing as engineers let him hear how his humming spoiled his recording of the Bach Goldberg Variations — after which he offered to wear a gas mask as a muffle. Gould would not let engineers remove the sound of his humming in the background over fear that doing so would diminish the recording’s quality. Photograph by Gordon Parks for LIFE. -- source link