{"product_id":"9781782041382","title":"Out of Silence: A Pianist's Yearbook","description":"\u003ci\u003eOut of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a diary of a year in Susan Tomes's life as a performer. Taking as its inspiration Schumann's remark that 'I am affected by everything that goes on in the world, and I think itall over in my own way', it aims to show how a working musician mulls over and draws energy from the events of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  We follow this internationally renowned pianist as she prepares for concerts and performs, both as a soloist and as part of a chamber ensemble; we experience the highs and lows of practising and the challenges of live performance, we see her planning masterclasses and interacting with both musicians and audiences. She casts her mind back to her childhood - practicing before school on cold Edinburgh mornings, playing 'Danny Boy' for a relative - and reflectson paintings, dance, books, sport and gardening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A delight and a revelation...She writes with Schubertian intimacy, modesty and grace,' said the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e of her first book, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Notes\u003c\/i\u003e.  Here Susan Tomes strives to unlock the secrets of great music and to understand its place in the wider world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  SUSAN TOMES has won a number of awards for her recordingsof chamber music. For fifteen years she was the pianist of Domus, and for another fifteen she has been the pianist of the Florestan Trio, one of the world's leading piano trios. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Notes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Musician's Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes occasionally for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and on a blog on her own website, www.susantomes.com.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136937574640,"sku":"9781782041382","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782041382_p0.jpg?v=1763719322","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782041382","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}