Play It Again : An Amateur Against The Impossible
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Conquering Chopin's Ballade: A Tale of Perseverance
Despite the daunting challenge of learning a complex piano piece in a year, Alan Rusbridger, the editor of The Guardian, takes readers on a remarkable journey of personal growth and perseverance. Along the way, he provides fascinating insights from pianists, theorists, and neuroscientists. The book's unique feature is its ability to tie a seemingly personal challenge to world events like the Arab Spring and Wikileaks, making this a great read for anyone interested in music, politics, or both.
Play It Again : An Amateur Against The Impossible
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ISBN: 9780099554745
Authors:
Alan Rusbridger
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2014-01-02
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
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In 2010, Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian , set himself an almost impossible to learn, in the space of a year, Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 – a piece that inspires dread in many professional pianists.His timing could have been better.The next twelve months were to witness the Arab Spring, the Japanese tsunami, the English riots, and the Guardian ’s breaking of both WikiLeaks and the News of the World hacking scandal.In the midst of this he carved out twenty minutes’ practice a day – even if that meant practising in a Libyan hotel in the middle of a revolution as well as gaining insights and advice from an array of legendary pianists, theorists, historians and neuroscientists, and even occasionally from secretaries of state.But was he able to play the piece in time?
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