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Quality
What a pity it is in conventional hardback - if it had been spiral bound, it would have allowed us fellow-strugglers at the ke... Read More
Husband very pleased with this as gift.
Very entertaining though i got bored with the musical detail
The book tells of his difficulties with the score combined with his busy life as editor of the guardian and i'm glad he triumph... Read More
Competitiveness
As an amateur, you would not choose to follow a performance by a pianist of finghin’s standing.
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piano, amateur and difficult. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 187 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 7 2021.
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Add to this the general scenario described in the book
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When the story takes place the guardian newspaper went through probably the most important journalistic events of its history
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I think its primary value is not in demonstrating that an amateur and quite a competent amateur could tackle a work as daunting as the ballade no 1
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The dialog concluded apparently with a dazzling performance of the ballade no 1 by finghin
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As an amateur you would not choose to follow a performance by a pianist of finghin’s standing
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Xsuperb book marrying musical background against modern
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This record of alan rusbridgers own personal and very honest journey to juggle pursuit of an ambition to master a chopin epic while managing a hectic and unpredictable 247 job as editor of the guardian not only provides inspiration but is a compelling account of an unforgettable year in the media an insight into purchasing my favourite instrument the piano against what became a major rebuilding project
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The author takes us week by week and bar by bar through his struggles which he found a relief and relaxation from petty dayjob tasks such as his papers wikileak revelations a sudden dash to gaddafis foundering libya to rescue one of the guardian journalists from an unspeakable captivity and the complete annihilation of the news of the world
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