Paul Kildea, artistic director of Musica Viva Australia, is a conductor, writer, and former artistic director of Wigmore Hall in London. He is the author of Chopin's Piano: In Search of the Instrument That Transformed Music and Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century.
"An exceptionally fine book: erudite, digressive, urbane and deeply
moving....Mr. Kildea gracefully traverses the decades, his pages
rich with period detail....Outstanding."
*Wall Street Journal*
"A sweeping story....In graceful prose, Kildea explores
developments in the history of piano-making, changes in the ways
pianists have approached their craft, and, most luminously, the
music of Chopin."
*Jonathan Rosenberg - Christian Science Monitor*
"This fascinating and beautifully written book will delight music
lovers."
*Roger Kamien, author of Music: An Appreciation*
"Highly readable."
*Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim - New York Times Book Review*
"A wonderful book about music, musicians, cultural similarities and
differences, the blood and gore of revolutionary times, and the
compensations of high art. Kildea writes with elegance and
wit."
*The Times (London)*
"Captivating and intriguing, Chopin’s Piano will most certainly
entertain both novice and hardcore music historians."
*New York Journal of Books*
"In tracing the history of the Bauza piano and the lives of those
who played it, Kildea achieves a combination of performance and
reception history that makes one listen more closely to the
music."
*Anna Picard - Times Literary Supplement*
"Beguiling....A wonderful, melodic take on Chopin's genius."
*Publishers Weekly (starred review)*
"Engrossing....A deeply researched, gracefully told music
history."
*Kirkus*
"Will appeal not only to readers who enjoy Chopin but also those
interested in piano history."
*Library Journal*
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