When the Music Stopped: Discovering the Mother
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0791459977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 279 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Once a child prodigy, Gitta Gradova traveled the world as an internationally acclaimed concert pianist, performing recitals as well as appearing with prominent orchestras of her era. Her son Thomas J. He is at times a storyteller, at times a psychologist, at times a son seeking to uncover those aspects of his mother s life he could never know, or perhaps, chose not to know until it was too late.". Cottle uses written records, interviews, and personal reminiscence to reconstruct her life, as well as their own mother-son relationship. This is the story of one woman s decision to forfeit a brilliant career for the sake of motherhood
The author of thirty books, published in several languages, including At Peril: Stories of Injustice and A Sense of Self: The Work of Affirmation, his articles have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Harper s, and the New Republic, as well as the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the London Times, Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia
A complex psychological study of the demons and glory of the creative process. Jeffrey Berman, author of Risky Writing: Self-Disclosure and Self-Transformation in the Classroom Anyone who studied or enjoys classical music will feel privileged for these glimpses into the personal and professional lives of our beloved musical icons Cottle s writing in this biographical book is lyrical It is musical, like a piano concerto Compared to other personal memoirs, this one is right up there with the best. Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize winning historian After decades of listening, witnessing, and documenting the life stories of others, Thomas J. His writing itself is music; a deft blend of passion and restraint, light and darkness, pain and life-giving humor. Ploughshares This is
Beautiful Book This is a story about a fascinating woman, the writer's mother Gitta Gradova, a brilliant pianist who--after all kinds of pressures and for all kinds of reasons--stopped performing publicly in order to raise her family. Her son has brought her back to life on the pages of this book along with her dozens of brilliant celebrated friends and colleagues. That's not . Somewhat convoluted I ordered this book after listening to an interview with the author. The stories of the various musicians and performances were somewhat endearing but there wasn't anything to tie them together. In some ways the book reads like a textbook - very factual and precise but then segues into anectdotes and childhood memories. Perhaps it is Cottle's bias as Gradova's s. Five Stars Nice copy. Prompt delivery. Thank you.