The Piano Shop on the Left Bank

出版者:Random House Trade Paperbacks

作者:Thad Carhart

页数:304

出版时间:2002-3

价格:USD 13.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780375758621

图书标签:音乐钢琴英文美国法国散文随笔piano文学

Thad Carhart never realized there was a gap in his life until he happened upon Desforges Pianos, a demure little shopfront in his Pairs neighborhood that seemed to want to hide rather than advertise its wares. Like Alice in Wonderland, he found his attempts to gain entry rebuffed at every turn. An accidental introduction finally opened the door to the quartier’s oddest hangout, where locals — from university professors to pipefitters — gather on Friday evenings to discuss music, love, and life over a glass of wine.

Luc, the atelier’s master, proves an excellent guide to the history of this most gloriously impractical of instruments. A bewildering variety passes through his restorer’s hands: delicate ancient pianofortes, one perhaps the onetime possession of Beethoven. Great hulking beasts of thunderous voice. And the modest piano “with the heart of a lion” that was to become Thad’s own.

What emerges is a warm and intuitive portrait of the secret Paris — one closed to all but a knowing few. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is the perfect book for music lovers, or for anyone who longs to recapture a lost passion.

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一个在巴黎生活的美国作家在街角偶然发现一个神秘的店面，一番探索与纠结后，终于进入了这个piano shop的世界，也重新点燃了自儿时起对钢琴的热情与迷恋。极多关于钢琴构造、历史、演奏等的描述，且细节详细、准确。真的很难不被作者的热情所感染。

钢琴情结。

Gentle stories about antique pianos circulated through a used piano dealer.

瑜珈熊说：一个在巴黎生活的美国作家在街角偶然发现一个神秘的店面，一番探索与纠结后，终于进入了这个piano shop的世界，也重新点燃了自儿时起对钢琴的热情与迷恋。极多关于钢琴构造、历史、演奏等的描述，且细节详细、准确。真的很难不被作者的热情所感染。

钢琴情结。