A Pianist's Landscape

Carol Montparker

ISBN 10: 1574670395 / ISBN 13: 9781574670394

Published by Amadeus Press, 1998

VG hardcover in VG jacket. 1998. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on half title page. Pages all clean/unmarked. Mild edgewear/light scuffs. Binding solid. Jacket unclipped and clean with mildest scuffs. Solid. 297 pp. Seller Inventory # A20729

Synopsis:

(Amadeus). These intensely personal and perceptive essays explore the author's life as a pianist practicing, performing, teaching and writing but they could be the thoughts and reflections of any artist. They recount the challenges, rewards and joys of her experiences in her chosen profession.

Reviews: Montparker, senior editor of Clavier magazine, pianist, teacher, writer, and painter, relates her experiences with music and people in a thoroughly engaging way. She begins with comments on her love of nature, how she works, and how music is a comfort, and with letters and mementos. She continues with her experiences giving recitals and comments on audiences, preparation, and her love for chamber music. Turning next to her love for teaching and to teaching's rewards, she also describes her techniques for drawing the best from her students. Finally, she talks about her many interviews with famous pianists and the difficulties she had with those interviews. Returning home in the last essay, she longs for "the music of thrushes, Bach, Carolina wrens, Beethoven." Her essays will be enjoyed not by musicians only, but by all music lovers who want to be swept away by an honest and warm description of an artist's life and its trials and rewards. Alan Hirsch

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Pianist's Landscape
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)