Play Life More Beautifully

This inspiring book based on a series of passionate and illuminating conversations between two dear friends discusses everything from God, music, friendship, teaching, death, and more. One friend is religious scholar, poet, and teacher of mystical traditions, Andrew Harvey. The other is acclaimed pianist, composer, and teacher Seymour Bernstein. At 87 and going strong, Seymour has become an inspiration to thousands of people across the country thanks to the recently released and critically acclaimed documentary Seymour: An Introduction, which led to the idea for this book. In Conversations with Seymour, readers will learn more about themselves through the insight observations of Bernstein and Harvey.

Reviews of the documentary Seymour: An Introduction:

“Bernstein is as eloquent with words as he is with interpreting Schubert, Chopin, and Beethoven on piano.” —Rolling Stone

“This is as much a movie about life as about art.” —The New York Times

“So charming, wise and talented is the 87-year-old artist that nothing much is left wanting.” —Los Angeles Times

“Seymour Bernstein is as graceful a speaker as he is a musician, and his voice rings out with wondrous depth and clarity.” —Variety

“More than a musical offering, it's a study in boundless passion, plus a wellspring of wisdom about art and life from a man who sees no dividing line between the one and the other.” —Wall Street Journal