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Home Author Archive For Librarians Authors: Get Included Anna Goldsworthy Dear Reader, When I was nine years old, I met a woman who changed my life: Eleonora Sivan, the charismatic Russian émigré and world-class pianist who became my piano teacher. PIANO LESSONS is the story of what she brought to my lessons: a love of music, a respect for life, a generous spirit, and the courage to embrace a musical life: "We are not teaching piano playing. We are teaching philosophy and life and music digested." I wrote this book to honour my teacher, and to make sense of my musical past, but I have had a range of responses from early readers, each of whom felt it was about something different: anxiety and obsessiveness; the lacerating nature of artistic pursuit; the awkwardness of adolescence... The PIANO LESSONS of the title are not just those of music: they are lessons in life, and I hope they will speak to you, regardless of your musical background. "Deeply felt and elegantly written—like a melody by Mozart: joyous and heartbreaking in a single exquisite line. It is a book of great warmth, sensitivity, and love. —Glenn Kurtz, NYT Bestselling author of Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music I would like to invite you to enter a competition. Five people will win a copy of PIANO LESSONS the book, while one person will win a signed copy of PIANO LESSONS the CD, on which I perform the soundtrack of the book, by composers including Chopin, Mozart, and Bach. Enter here www.pianolessonsthebook.com/dearreader.php. You can read more about the book, and hear me perform at www.pianolessonsthebook.com All best, Anna ANNA GOLDSWORTHY is an award-winning pianist who travels and performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. She records for the ABC Classics label. Her writing has appeared in Best Australian Essays, and the Australian Literary Review among others. TOP OF PAGE BACK TO MAIN PAGE © 2005 by AuthorBuzz