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Sto caricando le informazioni... Piano Lessons: A Memoirdi Anna Goldsworthy
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Privileged white Australian with pushy family wins all the prizes at life. I give this 3* as it is competently written and easy to read. I received the book as a gift, and had no prior idea of who Anna Goldsworthy is (and sadly no particular interest in finding out, subsequent to reading the book). I'm sure I'd have found it far more engaging and less pretentious if I were a classical pianist, but as it was it left me cold ('quel horreur' - having to perform in public on an electric piano). A fellow senior wannabe-a-better-pianist recommended this work to me and has won my undying affection for so doing. It's an illuminating and inspiring autobiography and loving tribute to her teacher. (For those who condemn it as egocentric: D'uh. Hello, it's an autobiography!) I love how she rendered Mrs Sivan's Russian English. I borrowed it from the library and, before I'd finished reading it, had ordered three copies: 1 to keep and 2 to give away. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
In this remarkable memoir, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her first steps towards a life in music, from childhood piano lessons with a local jazz muso to international success as a concert pianist. As she discovers passion and ambition, and confronts doubt and disappointment, she learns about much more than tone and technique. This is a story of the getting of wisdom, tender and bittersweet.With wit and affection, Goldsworthy captures the hopes and uncertainties of youth, the fear and exhilaration of performing, and the complex bonds between teacher and student. An unforgettable cast of characters joins her: her family; her friends and rivals; and her teacher, Mrs Sivan, who inspires and challenges her in equal measure, and who transforms what seems an impossible dream into something real and sustaining. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)786.2092The arts Music Keyboard, mechanical, electronic, percussion instruments Piano--about the instrumentClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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This book is the real story, the real Paul who in this book is Anna Goldsworthy herself, whose father essentially cannibalised the wonderful Mrs Sivan for his book. This book however, is a much more honest and real account of the journey, the stamina, the commitment, and eventually at some stage, the passion for music, that a pianist (and any other musician) requires. It was marvelous to find out that Mrs Sivan is the passionate larger-than-life piano teacher that Herr Keller was based on because the music/composer analysis was my favourite part of Maestro.
And of course, Goldsworthy's growth from high-achieving child, whose interest in piano was purely academic and rote, to the high-achieving pianist who loves music for its own sake, it was exhilarating and joyful to read. ( )