Soundscapes: A Musician's Journey through Life and Death by Paul Robertson (Engl

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An extraordinary and poignant memoir for all musicians, spiritual thinkers and musical laymen by Paul Robertson, first violinist of the Medici String Quartet.

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In 2008, the renowned violinist Paul Robertson suffered a ruptured aorta. After dying momentarily on the operating table, he remained in a coma for many weeks. During this time, he experienced visions which afforded him a profound insight into the relationship between music and the mind. When he awoke, he found his understanding of the world - and beyond - fundamentally altered.This surprising and rewarding memoir offers a singular perspective on creative endeavour: the rigours of learning, the challenges of performance and the spiritual nourishment that drives us on. It is a poignant and wise book that draws on a lifetime's experiences, in both life and death.

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From the first violinist of the Medici String Quartet, comes a poignant and extraordinary memoir that draws on a lifetime's experiences, both in life and death.

Author Biography

For nearly forty years Professor Paul Robertson performed throughout the world as leader of the internationally renowned Medici String Quartet, of which he was a founder member. They recorded and broadcast prolifically and appeared at International Festivals across four continents. He died in 2016.

Review

"Absolutely remarkable ... an incredible gift to leave the world." - Tom Service "A fascinating, honest and moving book." - Ivan Hewett, Sunday Telegraph "Robertson, who died in July, was the founder and leader of the Medici Quartet, having come from an unconventional wrong-side-of-the-tracks background for a classical musician. Like Dusinberre he focuses on Beethoven, but this is also an extremely personal book, in which a near-death experience as the result of a stroke leads to an idiosyncratic but absorbing meditation on the relationship between music and mysticism." - Adam Lively Sunday Times "In 2008, during an operation to repair a torn aorta, Robertson spent a lengthy period clinically dead. From his out-of-body experiences grows a new understanding. The leader of the Medici String Quartet, who died in August, tells of becoming a musician, his mentors, his life with the string quartet, and how music can aspire to a higher state of consciousness." - Richard Fairman Financial Times "Soundscapes isn't just a book for violinists, quartet players or those fascinated by the interface between mind and music ... a timely memoir following Robertson's all-too-early death." - BBC Music Magazine "[A] delightful memoir full of bizarre anecdotes, intriguing thoughts and, most of all, amusing stories. ?What begins as an alarming attempt to explain the nature of our place in the universe - after a welcome death, we unite in harmony with the cosmos - turns into an extraordinary man's life and its deep links to the music that has always been his guide ... [an] engaging, guileless book." - Jewish Chronicle

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An extraordinary and poignant memoir for all musicians and musical laymen by Paul Robertson, first violinist of the Medici String Quartet.

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An extraordinary and poignant memoir for all musicians, spiritual thinkers and musical laymen by Paul Robertson, first violinist of the Medici String Quartet. In 2008, the renowned violinist Paul Robertson suffered a ruptured aorta. After dying momentarily on the operating table, he remained in a coma for many weeks. During this time, he experienced visions which afforded him a profound insight into the relationship between music and the mind. When he awoke, he found his understanding of the world - and beyond - fundamentally altered. This surprising and rewarding memoir offers a singular perspective on creative endeavour: the rigours of learning, the challenges of performance and the spiritual nourishment that drives us on. It is a poignant and wise book that draws on a lifetime's experiences, in both life and death.

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"Absolutely remarkable ... an incredible gift to leave the world." - Tom Service"A fascinating, honest and moving book." - Ivan Hewett, Sunday Telegraph "Robertson, who died in July, was the founder and leader of the Medici Quartet, having come from an unconventional wrong-side-of-the-tracks background for a classical musician. Like Dusinberre he focuses on Beethoven, but this is also an extremely personal book, in which a near-death experience as the result of a stroke leads to an idiosyncratic but absorbing meditation on the relationship between music and mysticism." - Adam Lively Sunday Times "In 2008, during an operation to repair a torn aorta, Robertson spent a lengthy period clinically dead. From his out-of-body experiences grows a new understanding. The leader of the Medici String Quartet, who died in August, tells of becoming a musician, his mentors, his life with the string quartet, and how music can aspire to a higher state of consciousness." - Richard Fairman Financial Times " Soundscapes isn't just a book for violinists, quartet players or those fascinated by the interface between mind and music ... a timely memoir following Robertson's all-too-early death." - BBC Music Magazine "[A] delightful memoir full of bizarre anecdotes, intriguing thoughts and, most of all, amusing stories. ?What begins as an alarming attempt to explain the nature of our place in the universe - after a welcome death, we unite in harmony with the cosmos - turns into an extraordinary man's life and its deep links to the music that has always been his guide ... [an] engaging, guileless book." - Jewish Chronicle

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An extraordinary and poignant memoir for all musicians and musical laymen by Paul Robertson, first violinist of the Medici String Quartet.

Description for Sales People

Incredible story of a musician's near death experience Robertson died in 2016, shortly after initial UK publications This will be a big book for classical music fans, the Medici Quartet is world famous, and Robertson's death had a profound impact on many people

Details ISBN0571331904 Author Paul Robertson Pages 288 Publisher Faber & Faber Year 2017 ISBN-10 0571331904 ISBN-13 9780571331901 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-10-05 Media Book Imprint Faber & Faber Subtitle A Musician's Journey through Life and Death Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 787.2092 Language English UK Release Date 2017-10-05 AU Release Date 2017-10-05 Edition Description Main Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-10-24 We've got this

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