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Piano Man: Life of John Ogdon
Charles Beauclerk
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Description for Piano Man: Life of John Ogdon
Paperback. A Beautiful Mind meets Shine- The first full biography of John Ogdon; a tortured genius and arguably the greatest British pianist of all time Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b&w plate section. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 312.
The first full biography of John Ogdon; a tortured genius and arguably the greatest British pianist of all time.
From the beginning of his professional career as a soloist John Ogdon was hailed as a musician of rare understanding and phenomenal technical gifts. Able to play and memorize just about any score at sight, tales of his impossible exploits at the keyboard are legion. Yet Ogdon was a man of extremes and it was this very extremity, while the source of much of his gift, that also led to appalling suffering.
Here was a man whose ... Read more
The first full biography of John Ogdon; a tortured genius and arguably the greatest British pianist of all time.
From the beginning of his professional career as a soloist John Ogdon was hailed as a musician of rare understanding and phenomenal technical gifts. Able to play and memorize just about any score at sight, tales of his impossible exploits at the keyboard are legion. Yet Ogdon was a man of extremes and it was this very extremity, while the source of much of his gift, that also led to appalling suffering.
Here was a man whose ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849831772
SKU
V9781849831772
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About Charles Beauclerk
Charles Beauclerk is the author of a biography of his ancestor Nell Gwyn and a book on Shakespeare.
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