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Beethoven's Shadow (Kindle Single) (2011)

by Jonathan Biss(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

RosettaBooks

review 1: What an inspiring, educational and delightful read! Beethoven is my rock star and this just confirms why he is my favorite composer. "Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Rachmaninoff. I couldn't agree more. This book has inspired me to take on Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas. It's something I may never be able to cross out before I kick the bucket, but just like I won't get to read all the books on my TBR, I'll keep at them until I breathe my last.
review 2: Beethoven’s Shadow is a profound journey within the mind of an extraordinary maestro and the young and talented pianist Jonathan Biss. It is about the simple realization that music has the uncanny ability to communicate the greatest things in life, it grabs a hold of you... more and doesn’t let go. At the age of 33 years old, Jonathan Biss is a renowned American pianist, a teacher and a writer. Following in the footsteps of many great pianists who’ve written about performing Beethoven, Biss’s short essay (around 18000 words) gives us four different perspectives on what it really means to play Beethoven. What is striking about this book is Biss’s fluid narrative and his ability to talk about something oftentimes technical, thereby difficult to comprehend for those who aren’t expert, in such a way that allow anyone to understand Beethoven and appreciate the beauty of his works. less

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