Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More
By: Stephen Hough CBE
4.01
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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4.43
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4.09
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6. Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
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2.64
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8. Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings
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4.10
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By: Josephine Tey
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10. Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing
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4.53
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3.13
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By: Graham Greene
3.13
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By: Blair Tindall
4.22
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14. Sonata: A Memoir of Pain and the Piano
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3.65
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4.33
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17. The Great Pianists
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4.40
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3.94
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4.79
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3.67
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4.05
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24. Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More
By: Stephen Hough CBE
4.01
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Stephen Hough is indisputably one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numer… read more
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25. The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings
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An extended meditation on late style and last works from one of our greatest living critics (Kathry… read more
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26. Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
By: Dan Charnas
4.56
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4.15
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28. Music Comes Out of Silence
By: András Schiff
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Andras Schiff is one of the most important pianists of our time. This stimulating account of his li… read more
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29. The Ruin of Kasch
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4.04
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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30. Enough: Scenes from Childhood
By: Stephen Hough
4.16
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
'Stephen Hough's memoir had me gripped from the beginning [ .] riveting and revelatory. Most memoir… read more
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31. The Final Retreat
By: Stephen Hough
3.91
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
At the heart of The Final Retreat lies the question of how far the idea of a priest as a ‘wounded h… read more
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