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Piano Shop on the Left Bank : Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier by Thad Carhart (2002, Trade Paperback)
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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier Paperback Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign—Desforges Pianos—he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a world previously hidden is brought into view. Luc, the atelier’s master, proves an indispensable guide to the history and art of the piano. Intertwined with the story of a musical friendship are reflections on how pianos work, their glorious history, and stories of the people who care for them, from amateur pianists to the craftsmen who make the mechanism sing.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100375758623
ISBN-139780375758621
eBay Product ID (ePID)1989122
Product Key Features
Book TitlePiano Shop on the Left Bank : Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / France, Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, General, Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard
Publication Year2002
GenreMusic, Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorThad Carhart
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-048842
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisWalking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign--Desforges Pianos--he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop's imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a world previously hidden is brought into view. Luc, the atelier's master, proves an indispensable guide to the history and art of the piano. Intertwined with the story of a musical friendship are reflections on how pianos work, their glorious history, and stories of the people who care for them, from amateur pianists to the craftsmen who make the mechanism sing. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is at once a beguiling portrait of a Paris not found on any map and a tender account of the awakening of a lost childhood passion. Praise for The Piano Shop on the Left Bank : "[Carhart's] writing is fluid and lovely enough to lure the rustiest plunker back to the piano bench and the most jaded traveler back to Paris." - San Francisco Chronicle "Captivating . . . [Carhart] joins the tiny company of foreigners who have written of the French as verbs. . . . What he tries to capture is not the sight of them, but what they see." - The New York Times "Thoroughly engaging . . . In part it is a book about that most unpredictable and pleasurable of human experiences, serendipity. . . . The book is also about something more difficult to pin down, friendship and community." - The Washington Post "Carhart writes with a sensuousness enhanced by patience and grounded by the humble acquisition of new insight into music, his childhood, and his relationship to the city of Paris." - The New Yorker NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD, Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign--Desforges Pianos--he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop's imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a world previously hidden is brought into view. Luc, the atelier's master, proves an indispensable guide to the history and art of the piano. Intertwined with the story of a musical friendship are reflections on how pianos work, their glorious history, and stories of the people who care for them, from amateur pianists to the craftsmen who make the mechanism sing. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is at once a beguiling portrait of a Paris not found on any map and a tender account of the awakening of a lost childhood passion. Praise for The Piano Shop on the Left Bank " Carhart's] writing is fluid and lovely enough to lure the rustiest plunker back to the piano bench and the most jaded traveler back to Paris." - San Francisco Chronicle "Captivating . . . Carhart] joins the tiny company of foreigners who have written of the French as verbs. . . . What he tries to capture is not the sight of them, but what they see." - The New York Times "Thoroughly engaging . . . In part it is a book about that most unpredictable and pleasurable of human experiences, serendipity. . . . The book is also about something more difficult to pin down, friendship and community." - The Washington Post "Carhart writes with a sensuousness enhanced by patience and grounded by the humble acquisition of new insight into music, his childhood, and his relationship to the city of Paris." - The New Yorker NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
LC Classification NumberML650.C32 2002
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- Jan 11, 2016
Easy read...quite engaging
If you are a piano player or even a piano enthusiast..you will love this short novel. The writer seems to express what most piano lovers experience anytime we come across one of these beautiful wooden whales...the personality under each lid , the smell of aged spruce, the tired ache of a very old piano..all the things and more that a life most pianists will have and continue to experience ..all in a short story well put together.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 29, 2019
If you like piano, you'll like this book.
Beautiful read about piano. I lent mine to my piano teacher and she liked it, too. So much that I haven't seen it since.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
