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1	Unconsoled more books like this by Kazuo Ishiguro A musician of international renown checks into a hotel in eastern Europe. He has the distinct recollection that he is due to perform in the Civic Concert Hall in a few days' time, but as the hotel porter escorts him to his room it occurs to him that there is much more to his visit than he expected. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sweet Talk more books like this by Susan Mallery Claire Keyes, a 28-year-old piano prodigy, has never had a real romance. Her music career has left little room for friends or family, which is part of the reason she's estranged from her two sisters. Now reconnecting with her sisters tops her to-do list, along with falling in love for the first time. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.20! \| first editions \| SVS
3	An Equal Music more books like this by Vikram Seth Michael is a violinist from Rochdale. He plays in a trio in Vienna with Julia, a pianist, and they are much taken with each other. But the trio splits up and they go their separate ways. One day in London, from the top of a double-decker bus, Michael catches a glimpse of Julia. They eventually meet up, and she tells him that she is contentedly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Stolen Child more books like this by K Donohue Henry Day is seven years old when he's kidnapped from the forest near his home. The perpetrators? Changelings ageless beings whose community is threatened by modern life. Now Henry Day, is Aniday, and he has the dubious gift of agelessness. In keeping with tradition, a changeling has been left in Henry's place, and he must adjust to a new way of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Body & Soul more books like this by Frank Conroy The story of a young man whose existence is transformed by the discovery of his musical talent. Poor, lonely and supported by an eccentric mother, he initially faces the task of growing up on the margins of life. Then, on an out-of-tune piano, his gift is revealed, but it is not without price. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Wild Rose more books like this by Doris Mortman A novel set against the recent history of Hungary. It is the story of a beautiful girl torn between her music, her country and her love. Katalin Gaspar is a world famous pianist who is forced to return from America to her homeland. By the author of "Circles", "First Born" and "Rightfully Mine". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.70! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Branded Man more books like this by Catherine Cookson When Marie, the wayward young daughter of a prosperous Northumbrian family, falls and injures herself, she is rescued by a mysterious man. As soon as she recovers her mother sends her to live with an aunt in London, and in her charge life is strict. Marie grows to depend on the friendship of her aunt's companion, Sarah, and encouragement from her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.09! \| first editions
8	Great Pianists more books like this by Harold C Schonberg The Great Pianists brings to life the brilliant, stylish, and sometimes eccentric personalities, methods, and technical peculiarities of history's greatest pianists--from Mozart to the modern-day masters. see all copies from $2.43! new only from $12.51! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Famous pianists & their technique more books like this by Reginald R. Gerig A fascinating look at the technique of world-renowned pianists from the last two centuries see all copies from $8.59! new only from $26.49! \| first editions \| SVS
10	My Young Years more books like this by Artur Rubinstein see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Severed Wasp more books like this by Madeleine L'Engle Katherine Forrester Vigneras, in a continuation of her story from The Small Rain, returns to New York City from Europe to retire. Now in her seventies, she encounters an old friend from her Greenwich Village days who, it turns out, is the former Bishop of New York. He asks Katherine to give a benefit concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Piano more books like this by Jane Campion Ada, together with her nine-year-old illegitimate daughter Flora, and her piano, leave Scotland to arrive in the remote bush of 19th-century New Zealand for a marriage arranged by her father. Although mute, she does not consider herself silent as her piano is the vehicle of her expression. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Journey of a Thousand Miles: My Story more books like this by Lang Lang, David Ritz This inspiring biography documents the remarkable story of a boy and his father who sacrificed almost everything--family, financial security, and their reputation in China's insular classical music world--for the belief in a young boy's talent. see all copies from $11.00! new only from $11.47! \| SVS
14 view cover	Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings more books like this by Mr. Peter Pettinger Bill Evans (1929-1980) is universally acknowledged as one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Classically trained on flute, violin, and piano, Evans chose jazz - specifically the jazz piano trio - as his medium. This biography tells Evan's story. Based on research and conversations with many of Evan's friends and colleagues, as well as ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
15 view cover	Yanni in Words more books like this by Yanni, David Rensin "Yanni, In Words" is more than just an autobiography. Woven through this text is a variety of lessons he's learned, including working through pain, keeping an open mind, and his discoveries about the creative process-and how anyone can access it. 16 page photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Prodigy more books like this by Noel Hynd Rolf Geiger, the world's most talented musician, fights to save his soul from possession by his demonic late master. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Grand Obsession: A Piano Odyssey more books like this by Perri Knize A fascinating, beautifully written story, "Grand Obsession" chronicles one womans obsessive search for the perfect piano. Filled with little-known facts about the instrument and its mystique, this work is as enlightening as it is engaging. see all copies from $15.83! new only from $15.83! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Love You to Bits and Pieces: Life with David Helfgott more books like this by Gillian Helgott, Helfgott Gillian, Gillian Helfgott The continuation of the true story that inspired the highly acclaimed movie "Shine", this is the account of the life of pianist David Helfgott from the time of his return to the concert stage to the present day. Written by Helfgott's wife, Gillian, it portrays Helfgott's struggle to escape the legacy of his troubled childhood and cultivate his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Wild Harmonies: A Life of Music and Wolves more books like this by Helene Grimaud, Ellen Hinsey (Translator) A celebrated French pianist shares the poignant story of her journey from her early years as a student in Paris to her life as the founder of a wolf conservation center in upstate New York. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius more books like this by Peter F Ostwald, M.D. Glenn Gould was a child prodigy and a musical genius. He was also plagued by lifelong depression, terrified of playing before live audiences and consumed pills by the handful. He died of a stroke at 50. In this biography, the author raises many questions about Gould and his music. It aims to lay bare the energy and contradiction behind Gould's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.80! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Loser more books like this by Professor Thomas Bernhard "The Loser" is a brilliant fictional account of an imaginary relationship among three men--the late piano virtuoso Glenn Gould, the unnamed narrator, and a fictional pianist, Wertheimer--who meet in 1953 to study with Vladimir Horowitz. In the face of Gould's incomparable genius, Wertheimer and the narrator renounce their musical ambition, but ... see all copies from $5.48! new only from $7.48! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life and Crimes more books like this by Christopher Bram Spanning more than 60 years, from the Civil War to the early 1920s, and moving from the battlefields in tire South to New York City, through Paris, London, Constantinople, and Coney Island, The Notorious Dr. August features Augustus Fitzwilliam Boyd, a.k.a. Dr. August, an improvisational pianist who believes his music is sometimes inspired by the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Small Rain more books like this by Madeleine L'Engle Katherine Forrester's parents are musicians, and they raise her in a sophisticated, yet bohemian, environment. Lonely, uncertain, Katherine approaches womanhood with an eye towards love as well as a career as a concert pianist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould more books like this by Kevin Bazzana When Mikhail Baryshnikov defected in Toronto in 1974, he admitted that he knew only three things about Canada: It had great hockey teams, a lot of wheatfields, and Glenn Gould. In Wondrous Strange, Kevin Bazzana vividly recaptures the life of Glenn Gould, one of the most celebrated pianists of our time. Drawing on twenty years of intensive ... see all copies from $12.42! new only from $19.44! \| first editions \| SVS
25	I Really Should Be Practicing more books like this by Gary Graffman see all copies from $17.50! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions

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