My Many Years
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Arthur Rubinstein lived one of the most extraordinary lives in the history of classical music, and My Many Years is the magnificent second volume of his autobiography, picking up where My Young Years left off and chronicling his ascent to the pinnacle of the concert world. With warmth, candour, and irrepressible wit, Rubinstein recounts his friendships with the great artists, composers, and luminaries of the twentieth century — from Pablo Picasso and Igor Stravinsky to royalty and heads of state — painting a sweeping portrait of a world now vanished. Beyond the concert hall, Rubinstein presents an intimate and deeply human narrative: of love, loss, the rigours of the touring life, and an unquenchable appetite for beauty in all its forms. His prose carries the same vitality and charisma that defined his playing — bold, generous, and endlessly alive. For anyone captivated by music, history, or the art of living fully, this memoir poses an irresistible question: how does one man contain so many worlds?
Author: Arthur Rubinstein
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Arthur Rubinstein lived one of the most extraordinary lives in the history of classical music, and My Many Years is the magnificent second volume of his autobiography, picking up where My Young Years left off and chronicling his ascent to the pinnacle of the concert world. With warmth, candour, and irrepressible wit, Rubinstein recounts his friendships with the great artists, composers, and luminaries of the twentieth century — from Pablo Picasso and Igor Stravinsky to royalty and heads of state — painting a sweeping portrait of a world now vanished. Beyond the concert hall, Rubinstein presents an intimate and deeply human narrative: of love, loss, the rigours of the touring life, and an unquenchable appetite for beauty in all its forms. His prose carries the same vitality and charisma that defined his playing — bold, generous, and endlessly alive. For anyone captivated by music, history, or the art of living fully, this memoir poses an irresistible question: how does one man contain so many worlds?