[ePub] Reneacute; Jacobs im Gesprauml;ch mit Silke Leopold: Ich will Musik neu erzauml;hlen (German Edition) by Reneacute; Jacobs; Silke Leopold at Arts-Photography

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ldquo;A rapturous; witty; and passionate memoir ... Violin Dreams is not only the story of a man becoming an artist; itrsquo;s a history of twentieth-century music.rdquo; mdash; John Guare; Tony Awardndash;winning playwright Arnold Steinhardt; for more than forty years an international soloist and the first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet; brings warmth; wit; and fascinating insider details to the story of his lifelong obsession with the violin; that most seductive and stunningly beautiful instrument. His story is rich with vivid scenes: the terror inflicted by his early violin teachers; the sensual pleasure involved in the pursuit of the perfect violin; the charged atmosphere of high-level competitions. Steinhardt describes Bachrsquo;s Chaconne as the holy grail for the solo violin; and he illuminates; from the perspective of an ardent owner of a great Storioni violin; the history and mysteries of the renowned Italian violinmakers. Violin Dreams includes a remarkable audio recording of Steinhardt performing Bachrsquo;s Partita in D Minor as a young violinist forty years ago and playing the same piece especially for this book. A conversation between the author and Alan Alda on the differences between the two performances is included in the ebook.