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Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Vessel Press
ISBN-10
193993186X
ISBN-13
9781939931863
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038412718
Product Key Features
Book Title
Piano Student
Number of Pages
230 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Lgbt / Gay, Literary, Biographical
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Music, Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
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LCCN
2020-935330
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "Based on correspondence between virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz and a young Swiss student, Nico Kaufmann, Singer''s astute, elegiac English-language debut reconstructs the pair''s amorous liaison in the lead-up to WWII ... Singer effectively conveys Horowitz''s genius ... This nostalgic tale of repressed desire is as affecting as Schumann''s haunting tune." -- Publishers Weekly "Paints a startling picture of Horowitz as a complicated man torn between his desire to be with men and his duty to his wife, Arturo Toscanini''s daughter. This is an engrossing, beautifully written novel that brings into focus an inimitable artist who ascended to great heights as a pianist despite his hidden life as a gay man." -- VAN Classical Music Magazine "German cultural historian Singer draws on unpublished letters she unearthed in Switzerland to reimagine the tumultuous love affair between phenomenal pianist Vladimir Horowitz and his young student Nico Kaufmann ... What emerges is a portrait of gay life and limitations in the mid-1900s, the era''s painful political upheavals, and a great pianist on edge ... An intriguing look at passion, history, and culture, for more than classical music fans." -- Library Journal "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "Reads like a dark detective novel of the sort Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt might have written ... This is a moving book, filled with tension and tragedy. We see Horowitz, warts and all ... a fascinating read." -- ArtMuseLondon "Throughout its telling, Singer maintains an elegance and depth that will leave the reader pondering the nature of personal courage and how--or whether--life and maturity can ever bring into harmony art, ambition, and love." -- Historical Novels Review "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "Lea Singer''s newly translated novel is historical fiction done right ... The book [has] a cinematic quality, like an old German movie ... There are also many beautiful passages about music." -- The Provincetown Independent "Carefully researched and explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is not just for fans of Vladimir Horowitz or the piano, but for anyone who''s ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer''s novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "Based on correspondence between virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz and a young Swiss student, Nico Kaufmann, Singer's astute, elegiac English-language debut reconstructs the pair's amorous liaison in the lead-up to WWII ... Singer effectively conveys Horowitz's genius ... This nostalgic tale of repressed desire is as affecting as Schumann's haunting tune." -- Publishers Weekly "Paints a startling picture of Horowitz as a complicated man torn between his desire to be with men and his duty to his wife, Arturo Toscanini's daughter. This is an engrossing, beautifully written novel that brings into focus an inimitable artist who ascended to great heights as a pianist despite his hidden life as a gay man." -- VAN Classical Music Magazine "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "Reads like a dark detective novel of the sort Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt might have written ... This is a moving book, filled with tension and tragedy. We see Horowitz, warts and all ... a fascinating read." -- ArtMuseLondon "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "Carefully researched and explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is not just for fans of Vladimir Horowitz or the piano, but for anyone who's ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "Paints a startling picture of Horowitz as a complicated man torn between his desire to be with men and his duty to his wife, Arturo Toscanini's daughter. This is an engrossing, beautifully written novel that brings into focus an inimitable artist who ascended to great heights as a pianist despite his hidden life as a gay man." -- VAN Classical Music Magazine "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "Carefully researched and explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is not just for fans of Vladimir Horowitz or the piano, but for anyone who's ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "Based on correspondence between virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz and a young Swiss student, Nico Kaufmann, Singer's astute, elegiac English-language debut reconstructs the pair's amorous liaison in the lead-up to WWII ... Singer effectively conveys Horowitz's genius ... This nostalgic tale of repressed desire is as affecting as Schumann's haunting tune." -- Publishers Weekly "Paints a startling picture of Horowitz as a complicated man torn between his desire to be with men and his duty to his wife, Arturo Toscanini's daughter. This is an engrossing, beautifully written novel that brings into focus an inimitable artist who ascended to great heights as a pianist despite his hidden life as a gay man." -- VAN Classical Music Magazine "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "Carefully researched and explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is not just for fans of Vladimir Horowitz or the piano, but for anyone who's ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "Based on correspondence between virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz and a young Swiss student, Nico Kaufmann, Singer's astute, elegiac English-language debut reconstructs the pair's amorous liaison in the lead-up to WWII ... Singer effectively conveys Horowitz's genius ... This nostalgic tale of repressed desire is as affecting as Schumann's haunting tune." -- Publishers Weekly "Paints a startling picture of Horowitz as a complicated man torn between his desire to be with men and his duty to his wife, Arturo Toscanini's daughter. This is an engrossing, beautifully written novel that brings into focus an inimitable artist who ascended to great heights as a pianist despite his hidden life as a gay man." -- VAN Classical Music Magazine "A portrait of gay life and limitations in the mid-1900s, the era's painful political upheavals, and a great pianist on edge ... An intriguing look at passion, history, and culture, for more than classical music fans." -- Library Journal "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "Reads like a dark detective novel of the sort Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt might have written ... This is a moving book, filled with tension and tragedy. We see Horowitz, warts and all ... a fascinating read." -- ArtMuseLondon "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "Carefully researched and explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is not just for fans of Vladimir Horowitz or the piano, but for anyone who's ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love --and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "Based on correspondence between virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz and a young Swiss student, Nico Kaufmann, Singer's astute, elegiac English-language debut reconstructs the pair's amorous liaison in the lead-up to WWII ... Singer effectively conveys Horowitz's genius ... This nostalgic tale of repressed desire is as affecting as Schumann's haunting tune." -- Publishers Weekly "Paints a startling picture of Horowitz as a complicated man torn between his desire to be with men and his duty to his wife, Arturo Toscanini's daughter. This is an engrossing, beautifully written novel that brings into focus an inimitable artist who ascended to great heights as a pianist despite his hidden life as a gay man." -- VAN Classical Music Magazine "German cultural historian Singer draws on unpublished letters she unearthed in Switzerland to reimagine the tumultuous love affair between phenomenal pianist Vladimir Horowitz and his young student Nico Kaufmann ... What emerges is a portrait of gay life and limitations in the mid-1900s, the era's painful political upheavals, and a great pianist on edge ... An intriguing look at passion, history, and culture, for more than classical music fans." -- Library Journal "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "Reads like a dark detective novel of the sort Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt might have written ... This is a moving book, filled with tension and tragedy. We see Horowitz, warts and all ... a fascinating read." -- ArtMuseLondon "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "Carefully researched and explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is not just for fans of Vladimir Horowitz or the piano, but for anyone who's ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "Based on correspondence between virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz and a young Swiss student, Nico Kaufmann, Singer''s astute, elegiac English-language debut reconstructs the pair''s amorous liaison in the lead-up to WWII ... Singer effectively conveys Horowitz''s genius ... This nostalgic tale of repressed desire is as affecting as Schumann''s haunting tune." -- Publishers Weekly "Paints a startling picture of Horowitz as a complicated man torn between his desire to be with men and his duty to his wife, Arturo Toscanini''s daughter. This is an engrossing, beautifully written novel that brings into focus an inimitable artist who ascended to great heights as a pianist despite his hidden life as a gay man." -- VAN Classical Music Magazine "German cultural historian Singer draws on unpublished letters she unearthed in Switzerland to reimagine the tumultuous love affair between phenomenal pianist Vladimir Horowitz and his young student Nico Kaufmann ... What emerges is a portrait of gay life and limitations in the mid-1900s, the era''s painful political upheavals, and a great pianist on edge ... An intriguing look at passion, history, and culture, for more than classical music fans." -- Library Journal "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "Reads like a dark detective novel of the sort Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt might have written ... This is a moving book, filled with tension and tragedy. We see Horowitz, warts and all ... a fascinating read." -- ArtMuseLondon "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "Lea Singer''s newly translated novel is historical fiction done right ... The book [has] a cinematic quality, like an old German movie ... There are also many beautiful passages about music." -- The Provincetown Independent "Carefully researched and explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is not just for fans of Vladimir Horowitz or the piano, but for anyone who''s ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer''s novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love --and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "With the complexity of a Russian piano concerto, Lea Singer has evoked the passionate love between the maestro Horowitz and the young man who became his student. She has richly imagined their forbidden relationship, which was marked by the same push-pull phrasing in the Chopin Nocturnes Horowitz often played, and that haunted them both for the rest of their lives." -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano "This intriguing, quirky novel, based on unpublished letters of Horowitz to a Swiss student, explores his hidden European years between living in Russia and the United States, and his hidden homosexual life outside his marriage with Wanda Toscanini." -- Stephen Hough, concert pianist and author of Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More and The Final Retreat: A Novel "One of the greatest pianists of the last century, an illicit love affair with a young man, and a story using the genuine correspondence that passed between them--it makes for an utterly compelling read." -- Jeremy Nicholas, author of The Great Composers and Chopin: His Life and Music "A tender psychological depiction of an impossible love--and between the lines a good deal of veneration for the pianist Horowitz and for the persuasive power of music." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung "Lea Singer's novel combines narrative imagination and accurate research ... recounting vividly as well as exemplarily the multi-faceted history of a forbidden love between men and thereby captivating the reader." -- Weltwoche "A book that tells with empathic devotion of music and death ... the story of a search for freedom in the most adverse circumstances ... The book poses the biggest question of all about relationships, What is true and what is a lie?" -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
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Synopsis
A riveting and sensitive tale of musical perfection, love, and longing denied, with multiple historical layers and insights into artistic creativity, The Piano Student centres on an affair between one of the 20th century's most celebrated pianists, Vladimir Horowitz, and his young male student, Nico Kaufmann, in the late 1930s. Based on unpublished letters by Horowitz to Kaufmann that author Lea Singer herself discovered in Switzerland, the novel portrays the anguish that the acclaimed musician felt about his never publicly acknowledged homosexuality and the attendant duplicity of his personal life., "Explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is ... for anyone who's ever felt the ineffable power of music." -- Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble The Piano Student is a novel about regret, secrecy, and music, involving an affair between one of the 20th century's most celebrated pianists, Vladimir Horowitz, and his young male student, Nico Kaufmann, in the late 1930s. As Europe hurtles toward political catastrophe and Horowitz ascends to the pinnacle of artistic achievement, the great pianist hides his illicit passion from his wife Wanda, daughter of the renowned conductor Arturo Toscanini. Based on unpublished letters by Horowitz to Kaufmann that author Lea Singer discovered in Switzerland, this is a riveting and sensitive tale of musical perfection, love, and longing denied, with multiple historical layers and insights into artistic creativity., "Explosively passionate, this story of forbidden love and unmet potential is ... for anyone who's ever felt the ineffable power of music." - Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble The Piano Student is a novel about regret, secrecy, and music, involving an affair between one of the 20th century's most celebrated pianists, Vladimir Horowitz, and his young male student, Nico Kaufmann, in the late 1930s. As Europe hurtles toward political catastrophe and Horowitz ascends to the pinnacle of artistic achievement, the great pianist hides his illicit passion from his wife Wanda, daughter of the renowned conductor Arturo Toscanini. Based on unpublished letters by Horowitz to Kaufmann that author Lea Singer discovered in Switzerland, this is a riveting and sensitive tale of musical perfection, love, and longing denied, with multiple historical layers and insights into artistic creativity.
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