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Unconsoled

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.

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Body & Soul

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.

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Sweet Talk

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.

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Journey of a Thousand Miles: My Story

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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.

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Small Rain

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.

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Great Pianists

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.

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Wild Rose

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".

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My Young Years more books like this

by Artur Rubinstein

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Severed Wasp

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 ...

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Mosaic

Mosaic more books like this

by Gayle Lynds

The author of Masquerade, hailed as 'the female Robert Ludlum', returns with a sensational novel of action-packed suspense. 'A master of intrigue and adventure. The rush-to-the-next-page excitement never stops.' CLIVE CUSSLER 'Watch out, Robert Ludlum, she's coming up fast on your left!' SUE GRAFTON 'A gloriously paranoid, immensely satisfying ...

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Wild Harmonies: A Life of Music and Wolves

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.

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Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman more books like this

by Nancy B Reich

This biographical study of Clara Schumann follows the glorious musical career which spanned 60 years and influenced the music of the 19th century. The first section of the book focuses on her early life: the strange domination exercised by Clara Schumann's father, the loss of her mother, her agonizing struggle for independence, the choices she was ...

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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.

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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

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Piano Lessons: Music, Love, & True Adventures more books like this

by Noah Adams

The host of NPR's "All Things Considered" tells of the progress and setbacks in his learning to play the piano in mid-life.

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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 ...

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Longing more books like this

by James David Landis

This novel about the relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara begins when Schumann is dying and reminiscing about the events of his life, which include his dissipated youth, his failures and successes as a musician, and--most of all--his love for the beautiful and gifted Clara. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000.

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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.

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Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy more books like this

by Kevin Bazzana

Born in Budapest in 1903, Ervin Nyiregyhzi (nyeer-edge-hah-zee) was composing at two, giving his first public recital at six, and performing all over Europe by eight. He was soon recognized as one of the most remarkable child prodigies in history and became the subject of a four-year study by a psychologist. By twenty-five, he had all but ...

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Evenings with Horowitz: A Personal Portrait more books like this

by David Dubal

Evenings with Horowitz details a special friendship between two musicians. The book is a vivid account of their mutual passion for music and the piano. It reflects the struggles and triumphs of Vladimir Horowitz, a flaming genius who was also insecure and fearful of old age and the loss of his powers. In his conversations with the author, the ...

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My many years more books like this

by Artur Rubinstein

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by Scott Hicks

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Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire more books like this

by Maurice Hinson

Now updated and expanded, the "New Hinson" is more useful than ever, guiding pianists to piano solo literature, for themselves and for their students. Maurice Hinson still answers the perennial questions of performers and teachers: What is available? How difficult is it? What are its special musical features? How can I reach the publisher? In an ...

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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.

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Clara Schumann: Piano Virtuoso more books like this

by Susanna Reich

Describes the life of the German pianist and composer who made her professional debut at age nine and who devoted her life to music and to her family.

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