A surrealistic novel on a man who finds himself in a strange city, not knowing what he is doing there, but everyone seems to know him. What is more, he must be important because people ask him for favors. As he goes from encounter to encounter, the man discovers himself. By the author of The Remains of the Day.

"Exacting yet unpredictable, pithy yet complex, Coetzee's The Pole tells the story of Wittold Walccyzkiecz, a vigorous, extravagantly white-haired pianist and interpreter of Chopin who becomes infatuated with Beatriz, a stylish patron of the arts, after she helps organize his concert in Barcelona. Although Beatriz, a married woman, is initially unimpressed by Wittold and his "gleaming dentures," she soon finds herself pursued and ineluctably swept...

"A novel recounting the friendship between a young man and an old Russian pianist named Suvorin, who, over the course of several meetings, narrates his melancholy story"--

"In this searching and funny memoir, based off his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult enough as a precocious, temperamental, and insufferable six-year-old piano prodigy in New Jersey. But then a family meltdown forces a move to New Mexico, far from classical music's nerve centers, and he has to please a new taskmaster while navigating cacti, and the perils of junior high school....

"Un nuevo comienzo, un nuevo hogar, una nueva familia. Una nueva vida... El pianista James Rhodes recrea en este libro el largo camino que emprendió cuando decidió dejar atrás el drama sufrido en el Reino Unido para encontrar, por fin, su verdadero lugar en el mundo. Desde su llegada a España hasta su historia de amor (tanto por un país como por una mujer), pasando por su fascinación gastronómica («nada que ver con la paella de Jamie Oliver»),...

Tierna e intensa, Abejas y truenos lejanos es la historia inquebrantable de amor, valentía y rivalidad de tres jóvenes que empiezan a comprender el significado de la amistad. En una pequeña ciudad costera cercana a Tokio se celebra una prestigiosa competición de piano. A lo largo de dos frenéticas semanas, tres músicos vivirán algunos de los momentos más felices (y dolorosos) de sus vidas. Aún no lo saben, pero cada uno de ellos cambiará...

In a triumphant career that lasted forty years Erroll Garner pushed the playability of the piano to its limits, developed an international reputation, and made an indelible mark on the jazz world. And yet, his story has never been told. Until now. Atticus Brady's new film uses an astonishing array of archival materials interwoven with interviews with friends, family, and fellow musicians, and features commentary from Woody Allen; Ahmad Jamal; Tonight...

An accomplished concert pianist, Richard received standing ovations from audiences all over the world in awe of his rare combination of emotional resonance and flawless technique. Every finger of his hands was a finely calibrated instrument, dancing across the keys and striking each note with exacting precision. That was eight months ago. Richard now has ALS, and his entire right arm is paralyzed. His fingers are impotent, still, devoid of possibility....

Looks at the life and accomplishments of Teresa Carreño, one of the world's most famous pianists who, by age nine, performed for President Abraham Lincoln at the White House.

Thirty-two vignettes, spanning pianist Glenn Gould's life from age four until his death at fifty, give an impressionistic depiction of his life.