Brilliant, practical, and humorous conversations with one of the twentieth-century\u2019s greatest musicologists on art, culture, and the physical pain of playing a difficult passage until one attains its rewards.\nThroughout his life, Charles Rosen combined formidable intelligence with immense skill as a concert pianist. He began studying at Juilliard at age seven and went on to inspire a generation of scholars to combine history, aesthetics, and score analysis in what became known as \u201Cnew musicology.\u201DThe Joy of Playing, the Joy of Thinking presents a master class for music lovers. In interviews originally conducted and published in French, Rosen\u2019s friend Catherine Temerson asks carefully crafted questions to elicit his insights on the evolution of music\u2014not to mention painting, theater,\n\nThe Joy of Playing, the Joy of Thinking \u2013 Conversations about Art and Performance\nConversations about Art and Performance\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand n;