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Simply Madeleine: The Memoir of a Post-World War II French Pianist by Madeleine Forte (Hardback, 2011)

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Pianist Madeleine Forte's story is one of obstacles and successes, of extraordinary talent, and of a long and fascinating life of international study and performance. Born in Vichy-controlled French Algeria during World War II, she began learning to play the pia at an early age and was soon performing publicly. She made her debut in Vichy at thirteen while studying with Alfred Cortot and Wilhelm Kempff. As a young woman, she went to boarding school in Algiers and Paris, continuing her musical studies. She married young, and the marriage fell apart t long after the birth of her first son, Yann. As she continued to travel, studying and performing, she struggled to establish herself as a professional artist. She studied with Rosina Lhevinne and Martin Canin in New York, married again, and became a professor of music at Boise State University. Her second marriage brought ather son, Olen, and lasted fourteen years. After her second divorce, she moved to Connecticut, where she met Allen Forte, her third husband. They collaborated on several artistic projects and performed all over the world. This memoir tells the story of how a little girl with a big talent overcame myriad challenges and found the courage to achieve artistic success and personal happiness. Praise for Madeleine Forte's Performances and Recordings At a time when national styles have all but dissolved into a generalized international goulash, Forte's gorgeous tone and sensuous line evoke classic French pianism ...her Maurice Ravel holds its own against interpretations by many of her more celebrated peers, from the chaste simplicity of the Sonatine to the virtuosic 'Gaspard de la Nuit,' in which prisoners are taken and tes are dropped. -The New Yorker Madeleine Forte is ather master of the French School ...She plays Debussy in a manner that would do her old master Cortot proud, with a clear-eyed vigor, pearlescent tone, and attention to detail that does t belie the emotional content of the music but only makes it more coherent. -Fanfare

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Publisher
Authorhouse
ISBN-10
1463433832
ISBN-13
9781463433833
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189407469

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Author
Madeleine Forte
Format
With Printed Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Biography: General
Genre
Biography: General

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Weight
382g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm

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Place of Publication
Bloomington
Spine
12mm
Content Note
1, Black & White Illustrations
Date of Publication
21/09/2011
Country of Publication
United States

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