One Finger Too Many by Alfred Brendel
Alfred Brendel - internationally famous as the supreme interpreter of the piano music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt - is also a poet. Between concert engagements and recording sessions, he has found the time to write this collection of sardonic, wise, funny, and beautifully turned verses. Penetrating light is thrown on those parts of the author's endlessly subtle mind and sensibility which his devoted audiences can barely have guessed existed. The supernumerary finger of the book's title, the appearance of Brahms's smelly ghost, the war between the bearded and the beardless, the camel's loss of his humps, the appropriateness of laughter, the eventual appearance of Godot and the usefulness of identical twins are among the important subjects he tackles. With the help of Richard Stokes, Alfred Brendel has produced English versions of his original texts which go out to meet the reader with refreshing directness and wit.
Alfred Brendel was born in 1931 in Wiesenberg, and now lives in London. Universally acknowledged as one of the world's leading pianists, he is also the author of several books, including Alfred Brendel on Music (Robson Books) and a volume of poetry - One Finger Too Many - published by Faber.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571196180 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571196187 |
| Title | One Finger Too Many |
| Author | Alfred Brendel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 1998-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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