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Reddit mentions of Play It Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible

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We found 4 Reddit mentions of Play It Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible. Here are the top ones.

Play It Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible
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  • Farrar Straus Giroux
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Height9.18 inches
Length6.41 inches
Number of items1
Release dateSeptember 2013
Weight1.38 pounds
Width1.41 inches

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Found 4 comments on Play It Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible:

u/tommyspianocorner · 3 pointsr/piano

I'd say the Ballade is more challenging than the Etude ... it focusses on many different techniques. That said, why not give it a go after 10 years' learning. You might like to read Play It Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible - available on Amazon - the story of Alan Rusbridger's plan to learn this Ballade in a year (mixed with other interesting bits of his very full life [he was the editor of the Guardian at the time]). It is splattered with hints on this Ballade given by some very well known pianists and is in any case an interesting read.

There are also a few masterclasses on it ... one of which given by Rubinstein on the piece ... just search on YouTube and you'll find them.

u/PiggyWidit · 3 pointsr/piano

As you go along, definitely read Alan Rusbridger's Play it Again: Against the Impossible

It's a book by the former Guardian newspaper editor who is also a pianist - he's an amateur who attemps, like you are, to learn the Ballade in a year. It's a great, motivating, interesting read, and it has many tips to help you along the 'Ballade challenge' :)

Good luck!

u/Metroid413 · 1 pointr/piano

Perhaps loosely related is the book "Play it Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible". Link here. It's about an editor from the Guardian who (against most ideas of best practice) tries to learn Chopin Op. 23 in a year as an amateur pianist.

u/laufiend · 1 pointr/classicalmusic

Play It Again by Alan Rusbridger. Anyone's who's played (or attempted) Chopin's G minor Ballade should read this, for the insightful and often hilarious commentary on the challenges of learning this piece.

Also, not a book, but a webcomic. Don't Shoot the Pianist is a lot of fun! (the official site seems to be down right now, sadly)