Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More
Stephen Hough
A collection of essays on music and life by the famed classical pianist and composer Stephen Hough is one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards, both for his concerts and his recordings. He is also a writer, composer, and painter, and has been described by The Economist as one of "Twenty Living Polymaths." Hough writes informally and engagingly about music and the life of a musician, from the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the practice room: how to trill, how to pedal, how to practice. He also writes vividly about people he's known, places he's traveled to, books he's read, paintings he's seen; and he touches on more controversial subjects, such as assisted suicide and abortion. Even religion is there--the possibility of the existence of God, problems with some biblical texts, and the challenges involved in being a gay Catholic. Rough Ideas is an illuminating, constantly surprising introduction to the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Stephen HoughPublisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublished: 02/04/2020ISBN: 9780374252540Pages: 464Weight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.40dReview Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2019Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 76
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Stephen Hough
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 02/04/2020
ISBN: 9780374252540
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2019
Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 76
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Stephen Hough
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 02/04/2020
ISBN: 9780374252540
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2019
Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 76
Book Title
Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More
ISBN
9780374252540
A collection of essays on music and life by the famed classical pianist and composer
Stephen Hough is one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards, both for his concerts and his recordings. He is also a writer, composer, and painter, and has been described by The Economist as one of "Twenty Living Polymaths." Hough writes informally and engagingly about music and the life of a musician, from the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the practice room: how to trill, how to pedal, how to practice. He also writes vividly about people he's known, places he's traveled to, books he's read, paintings he's seen; and he touches on more controversial subjects, such as assisted suicide and abortion. Even religion is there--the possibility of the existence of God, problems with some biblical texts, and the challenges involved in being a gay Catholic. Rough Ideas is an illuminating, constantly surprising introduction to the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures.Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Stephen Hough
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 02/04/2020
ISBN: 9780374252540
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2019
Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 76
A collection of essays on music and life by the famed classical pianist and composer
Stephen Hough is one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards, both for his concerts and his recordings. He is also a writer, composer, and painter, and has been described by The Economist as one of "Twenty Living Polymaths." Hough writes informally and engagingly about music and the life of a musician, from the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the practice room: how to trill, how to pedal, how to practice. He also writes vividly about people he's known, places he's traveled to, books he's read, paintings he's seen; and he touches on more controversial subjects, such as assisted suicide and abortion. Even religion is there--the possibility of the existence of God, problems with some biblical texts, and the challenges involved in being a gay Catholic. Rough Ideas is an illuminating, constantly surprising introduction to the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures.Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Stephen Hough
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 02/04/2020
ISBN: 9780374252540
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2019
Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 76