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Beyond the Notes
We knew from her recordings that Susan Tomes is a superb chamber player;
now we know that she's a superb writer too. Michael Church, INDEPENDENTIn this widely
acclaimed volume, Susan Tomes, a rare example of a leading musicianwho writes about the
craft of performance, describes her experience of twenty years of rehearsal, concerts and
recording.We knew from her recordings that Susan Tomes is a superb chamber player; now we
know that she's a superb writer too. Michael Church, INDEPENDENT She is as sensitive an
observer and as subtle a writer as she is one of our finest chamber musicians...This is a
book that should be read by practising musicians and music-lovers here's one
performer who really can communicate in words as well as music. JAMES JOLLY, GRAMOPHONE
Susan Tomes's bookgives you an intensely illuminating picture of the life of a pianist...she
is a brilliant writer...Just as she magnetises with her playing, so too with her words.
EDWARD GREENFIELD, GUARDIAN In this widely acclaimed volume, Susan Tomes, a rare example of
a leading musician who writes about the craft of performance, describes her experience of
twenty years of rehearsal, concerts and recording. Her performing life has been centred on
chamber music and the need to communicate it fully to an audience hungry for meaningful
musical experience. She was a founder member and the pianist of both Domus and the Florestan
Trio, award-winning groups at the top of their field. Part One is a series of diaries
describing their travels and Domus in the 1980s with its own portable concert
hall, struggling to create the conditions for informal but intense concert performances, and
the Florestan Trio, currently one of the world's finest piano trios. Part Two is a
collection of thought-provoking essays about teachers, making records, practising and
rehearsing, audiences, earning a living, and the particular challenges of being a concert
pianist. Beyond the Notes gives an unusually candid view of the complexities of a life in
music. SUSAN TOMES, alongside her packed concert schedule, is a frequent contributor, on
music and other subjects, to a number of publications.
now we know that she's a superb writer too. Michael Church, INDEPENDENTIn this widely
acclaimed volume, Susan Tomes, a rare example of a leading musicianwho writes about the
craft of performance, describes her experience of twenty years of rehearsal, concerts and
recording.We knew from her recordings that Susan Tomes is a superb chamber player; now we
know that she's a superb writer too. Michael Church, INDEPENDENT She is as sensitive an
observer and as subtle a writer as she is one of our finest chamber musicians...This is a
book that should be read by practising musicians and music-lovers here's one
performer who really can communicate in words as well as music. JAMES JOLLY, GRAMOPHONE
Susan Tomes's bookgives you an intensely illuminating picture of the life of a pianist...she
is a brilliant writer...Just as she magnetises with her playing, so too with her words.
EDWARD GREENFIELD, GUARDIAN In this widely acclaimed volume, Susan Tomes, a rare example of
a leading musician who writes about the craft of performance, describes her experience of
twenty years of rehearsal, concerts and recording. Her performing life has been centred on
chamber music and the need to communicate it fully to an audience hungry for meaningful
musical experience. She was a founder member and the pianist of both Domus and the Florestan
Trio, award-winning groups at the top of their field. Part One is a series of diaries
describing their travels and Domus in the 1980s with its own portable concert
hall, struggling to create the conditions for informal but intense concert performances, and
the Florestan Trio, currently one of the world's finest piano trios. Part Two is a
collection of thought-provoking essays about teachers, making records, practising and
rehearsing, audiences, earning a living, and the particular challenges of being a concert
pianist. Beyond the Notes gives an unusually candid view of the complexities of a life in
music. SUSAN TOMES, alongside her packed concert schedule, is a frequent contributor, on
music and other subjects, to a number of publications.
362 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 4, 2004
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