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Cargando... My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Musicpor Leon Fleisher
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Not a great book, but very interesting if you knew part of Leon Fleisher's story and wanted to know more. ( ) Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Beautifully crafted story told with sensitivity. A must read for music lovers. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I knew who Fleisher was before this was released. I think I even have some of his recordings somewhere in my large music collection. What I didn't know was how he struggled with the pain in his hand that kept him from playing as much as he loved. I certainly appreciate his journey all the more now, as well as appreciating his gift of music to the world. The pain affected all aspects of his life. I enjoyed his tales of training and meeting and working with many great talents in the classical music world, many names I recognized all too well. His strength to find ways to work WITH the pain, with the disability, is admirable and makes me want to start playing again. His perseverance makes me want to get back into it, even if it leads nowhere. A well written, welcoming book. He doesn't talk over anyone. Thank you, Leon Fleisher, for telling your story. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I once thought I would pursue a career in music. I once thought all paths as an adult were clearly marked. I do not know if this well written and interwoven memoir would have been appreciated by a 17 year old me, but reading it in my 30s enabled me to find comfort and understanding. While not perfect (who is?), Fleisher's strength and ability to adapt is inspiring. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era--an inspiring tale of triumph over crippling incapacity that rivals Shine. The pianist Leonnbsp; Fleisher--whose student-teacher lineage linked him to Beethoven by way of his instructor, Artur Schnabel--displayed an exceptional gift from his earliest years. And then, like the hero of a Greek tragedy, he was struck down in his prime: at thirty-six years old, he suddenly and mysteriously became unable to use two fingers of his right hand. It is not just Fleisher's thirty-year search for a cure that drives this remarkable memoir. With his coauthor, celebrated music critic Anne Midgette, the pianist explores the depression that engulfed him as his condition worsened and, perhaps most powerfully of all, the sheer love of music that rescued him from complete self-destruction. Miraculously, at the age of sixty-six, Fleisher was diagnosed with focal dystonia, and cured by experimental Botox injections. In 2003, he returned to Carnegie Hall to give his first two-handed recital in over three decades, bringing down the house. Sad, reflective, but ultimately triumphant, My Nine Lives combines the glamour, pathos, and courage of Fleisher's life with real musical and intellectual substance. Fleisher embodies the resilience of the human spirit, and his memoir proves that true passion always finds a way. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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