A Pianist Under the Influence
A Music book. Music is simply difficult bloody difficult no matter the time or place. Jonathan Biss, A Pianist Under the Influence
“Most of what I know about myself, I have learned from playing Schumann.”—Jonathan BissWorld famous pianist Jonathan Biss has had a special relationship with composer Robert Schumann since he was a child. Avoiding traditional biography and dense musical criticism, Biss writes a moving tribute to one of the most vulnerable composers in classical music history in his second Kindle Single: A Pianist Under the Influence. Biss's first Kindle Single, Beethoven's Shadow, has been a bestseller on Amazon since its release in December 2011.A Pianist Under the Influence reflects on Biss's life-long, intense, multi-layered relationship with the composer's music and historical treatment. As Biss writes from the unique position of performer, scholar and fan, his Single is both a personal and professional love-letter to the...
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There are, for all of us, the things we tell everyone, the things we tell just a few people, the things we tell only loved ones (and perhaps therapists), and the things we tell only ourselves. And then, of course, there are the things we do not even admit to ourselves: Jonathan Biss, A Pianist Under the Influence Music is simply difficult bloody difficult no matter the time or place. Jonathan Biss, A Pianist Under the Influence
Author Jonathan Biss has written two kindle singles the first about Beethoven and this, about his relationship with the music of Robert Schumann. Biss recalls that he first remembers playing his music at the age of nine, in a home where he grew up surrounded by music, in a family of musicians. Yet, although he states that he felt awe... The brilliance of Jonathan Biss piano recitals is matched by his writingFor those who are reading this book by gifted young pianist Jonathan Biss because of the musical experience his performances they have heard, then this short book will intensify admiration for this artist. Jonathan writes so well that we can only hope that he will... A long waffle about why Biss likes Schumann. Meh.
