My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music

My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music

The stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar eraâ€”an inspiring tale of triumph over crippling incapacity that rivals Shine.

The pianist LeonÂ Fleisherâ€”whose studentâ€“teacher lineage linked him to Beethoven by way of his instructor, Artur Schnabelâ€”displayed an exceptional gift from his earliest years. And then, like the hero of a Greek tragedy, he was struck down in his prime: at thirty-six years old, he suddenly and mysteriÂously became unable to use two fingers of his right hand.

It is not just Fleisherâ€™s thirty-year search for a cure that drives this remarkable memoir. With his coauthor, celebrated music critic Anne Midgette, the pianist explores the depression that engulfed him as his condition worsened and, perhaps most powerfully of all, the sheer love of music that rescued him from complete self-destruction.

Miraculously, at the age of sixty-six, Fleisher was diagnosed with focal dystonia, and cured by experimental Botox injections. In 2003, he returned to Carnegie Hall to give his first two-handed recital in over three decades, bringing down the house.

Sad, reflective, but ultimately triumphant, My Nine Lives comÂbines the glamour, pathos, and courage of Fleisherâ€™s life with real musical and intellectual substance. Fleisher embodies the resilience of the human spirit, and his memoir proves that true passion always finds a way.
Country USA
Brand Doubleday
Manufacturer Doubleday
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-11-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385529181

Country	USA
Brand	Doubleday
Manufacturer	Doubleday
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2010-11-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385529181

My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music

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