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A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UKs most renowned concert pianists
Tomes . . . casts her net widely, taking in chamber music and concertos, knotty avant-garde masterworks and (most welcome) jazz.Richard Fairman, Financial Times, Best Books of 2021: Classical Music
[One of] the most beautiful books I got my hands on this year. . . . About the shaping of this maddening, glorious, unconquerable instrument.Jenny Colgan, Spectator, Books of the Year
An astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to play music of great complexity and subtlety. For more than two hundred years, it has brought solo and collaborative music into homes and concert halls and has inspired composers in every musical genrefrom classical to jazz and light music.
ISBN: 9780300267051
Pages: 388
Paperback
Yale University Press, 2022
Good condition/Like new
B43