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Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Award for Storytelling 2020

A rich, endlessly fascinating book.' Philip Pullman

One pleasure after another.' Gramophone

The delightful musings of a wise and worldly polymath.' Financial Times, Books of the Year

Stephen Hough is indisputably one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards for his concerts and recordings, as well as being a writer and composer.

In Rough Ideas, Hough writes about music and the life of a musician, from exploring the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the practice room. He also writes vividly about people, places, literature and art, and touches on more controversial subjects, such as the possibility of the existence of God, and the challenge involved in being a gay Catholic. Rough Ideas is an illuminating and absorbing introduction into the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures.

Rough Ideas

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 6/18/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780571350483
      978-0571350483
      ISBN-10 0571350488
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Award for Storytelling 2020

      A rich, endlessly fascinating book.' Philip Pullman

      One pleasure after another.' Gramophone

      The delightful musings of a wise and worldly polymath.' Financial Times, Books of the Year

      Stephen Hough is indisputably one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards for his concerts and recordings, as well as being a writer and composer.

      In Rough Ideas, Hough writes about music and the life of a musician, from exploring the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the practice room. He also writes vividly about people, places, literature and art, and touches on more controversial subjects, such as the possibility of the existence of God, and the challenge involved in being a gay Catholic. Rough Ideas is an illuminating and absorbing introduction into the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures.

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