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The voice : a memoir
- Title
- The voice : a memoir / Thomas Quasthoff ; recorded by Michael Quasthoff ; translated from the German by Kirsten Stoldt Wittenborn.
- Author
- Quasthoff, Thomas.
- Publication
- New York : Pantheon Books, [2008], ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | ML420.Q37 A32 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 241 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "The Voice is the memoir of one of the most sought after and admired classical singers in the world - a man who has arrived at the summit of his artistry by overcoming extraordinarily daunting odds." "What shines through Quasthoff's astonishing story is his staunch refusal to wallow in self-pity, to see himself as a victim. Whether he is evoking a harrowing childhood marked by multiple agonizing surgeries, relating folksy family anecdotes, expressing his devotion to his students as a professor of voice, expounding on his love of jazz and American popular music (he is a great admirer of Stevie Wonder), or unburdening himself of his wickedly outspoken views on art and disability, Quasthoff's unerring sense of humanity, boisterous conviviality, and fierce honesty are always on display."--BOOK JACKET.
- Uniform Title
- Stimme. English
- Alternative Title
- Stimme.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes discography (p. [225]-228) and index.
- Contents
- Downtown -- If You Can Make It There -- I Got the Blues -- All the World's a Stage -- All I Need Is Music, Music, Music -- Sympathy Is Free, Envy You Gotta Earn -- On the Road Again -- Life Is a Total Work of Art.
- ISBN
- 9780375424069
- 0375424067
- LCCN
- 2007039089
- 40015606540
- OCLC
- ocn173299309
- 173299309
- SCSB-9089502
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries