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Anne Midgette


Born in San Francisco, LEON FLEISHER made his Carnegie Hall debut at sixteen. He was Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year in 1994; the sub­ject of the 2006 Oscar-nominated short documentary Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story; and a 2007 Kennedy Center Honoree. He continues to tour the world on an ambitious performance schedule.

A Yale graduate, ANNE MIDGETTE reviewed classical music for the New York Times before becoming chief classical music critic for the Washington Post.

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My Nine Lives
Written by Leon Fleisher and Anne Midgette

Hardcover | 240 pages | Doubleday | Music - Individual Composer & Musician; Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-385-52918-1 (0-385-52918-X)

November 30, 2010 | $30.00

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My Nine Lives
Written by Leon Fleisher and Anne Midgette

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385529181
Our Price: $30.00
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The stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era—an inspiring tale of triumph over crippling incapacity that rivals Shine.

The pianist Leon  Fleisher—whose student–teacher lineage linked him to Beethoven by way of his instructor, Artur Schnabel—displayed an exceptional gift from his earliest years. And then, like...

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My Nine Lives
Written by Leon Fleisher and Anne Midgette

eBook | 240 pages | Doubleday | Biography & Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-385-53366-9 (0-385-53366-7)

November 30, 2010 | $30.00



The stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era—an inspiring tale of triumph over crippling incapacity that rivals Shine.

The pianist Leon  Fleisher—whose student–teacher lineage linked him to Beethoven by way of his instructor, Artur Schnabel—displayed an exceptional gift from his earliest years. And then, like...

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The King and I

Trade Paperback | 334 pages | Broadway | Music - Opera; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Performing Arts - Business Aspects
978-0-7679-1508-3 (0-7679-1508-9)

October 11, 2005 | $25.00

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The King and I
Written by Herbert Breslin and Anne Midgette

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767915083
Our Price: $25.00
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Now in paperback, the scandalous international sensation: brash, candid, and utterly hilarious, Luciano Pavarotti’s longtime manager tells all.

The name “Luciano Pavarotti” is as central to the world of opera as high C’s and dueling sopranos. Pavarotti has had, quite inarguably, the most successful career in the history of the operatic profession...

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The King and I

eBook | pages | Doubleday | Music - Opera; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Performing Arts - Business Aspects
978-0-385-51414-9 (0-385-51414-X)

October 19, 2004 | $32.00

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The King and I
Written by Herbert Breslin and Anne Midgette

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385514149
Our Price: $32.00


Luciano Pavarotti’s longtime manager and friend tells all. All.

The King and I is the story of the thirty-six-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical music.” During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the...

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