To Play Again
A Memoir of Musical Survival
by Carol Rosenberger
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Pub Date Apr 17 2018 | Archive Date Apr 19 2018
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Description
A Note From the Publisher
Milwaukee Sentinel’s Jay Joslyn wrote: “Polio destroyed every tool a pianist must have except heart and mind. With legendary dedication, Miss Rosenberger overcame her musical death sentence. The insight and understanding she gained through her ordeal is apparent in the high quality of her musicianship.”
Carol has been the subject of articles in many leading newspapers and magazines, and as an artist teacher, was a faculty member of the University of Southern California and gave performance workshops nationwide. With Delos founder Amelia Haygood, Carol co-produced many recordings by world-class artists. After Haygood’s death in 2007, Carol became the label’s director. Learn more at www.carolrosenberger.com.
Advance Praise
Autobiography/Memoir - personal struggle/health issues
“….a moving and at times heartbreaking chronicle of her achievements, offering inspiration and hope to those confronted with the seemingly insurmountable.”—Publishers Weekly
"...fascinating....Hers is an encouraging story of the losing and taking back of a dream."—Booklist
“In addition to being one of the finest pianists of her generation, Carol Rosenberger is also one of the most eloquent—as her new book triumphantly attests. Hers is an important and inspiring story and she tells it superbly.”—Jim Svejda, commentator, KUSC radio, called “The High Priest of Classical Music” by the Los Angeles Times
“Carol Rosenberger is a unique artist whose career spans surprising excursions, useful detours and welcome extensions. She has always been smart, tough, honest, funny, authoritative, and eminently compelling. Happily, her memoir, To Play Again, illuminates all of these qualities.”—Martin Bernheimer, music critic, Financial Times
“Carol Rosenberger’s book, To Play Again, is a very touching and remarkable story of a great artist, her battle with paralytic polio at age twenty-one, and her triumph over the disease. It is beautifully written with great sensitivity and should be an inspiration to all that are exposed to this rich life of music and much beyond."—Gerard Schwarz, celebrated American conductor
“Any reader seeking insight into how the art of music can intertwine with a truly courageous life saga need look no further. Carol Rosenberger’s To Play Again is a gripping journey through time, place, and emotion that will have you marveling at her indefatigable determination to attain her dreams against the most formidable odds.”—Mark Abel, composer, writer, and onetime foreign editor, San Francisco Chronicle
“Carol’s
story is one of courage in the face of so many challenges. Just as she starts
her concert career in earnest she has to learn all over again how to play and how to live. An amazing story of
resilience and accomplishment.”—Leslie
Ann Jones, Director of Music Recording and Scoring, Skywalker Sound
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781631523267 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
Featured Reviews
Valerie S, Reviewer
This is quite a book about American pianist Carol Rosenberger, who was spending long days practicing piano in Paris when she was suddenly stricken with a bout of paralytic polio at 21. Her career is put on the back burner as it wipes out her internal apparatus for playing the piano. You won’t believe all that she goes through to make it back just to play again, let alone to be anywhere near getting to be able to resume a real career. You’ll need to read and find out. This is one tough battle she goes through. An advance digital copy was provided by NetGalley and author Carol Rosenberger for my unbiased review.
She Writes Press
Publication: April 17, 2018
