Symphony for Solo Cello

De: Kristina Caffrey

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Symphony for Solo Cello is a classic coming-of-age story, but with a musical twist. Max Spielman, the hero of Symphony for Solo Cello, follows in the literary footsteps of David Copperfield, Huckleberry Finn, Holden Caulfield, and Harry Potter, but with one crucial difference: Max plays the cello.
On his sixth birthday, Max Spielman receives a cello, and from then on, his life revolves around the instrument. As a musical prodigy, Max faces both the usual challenges of childhood and the unusual challenges of precocious talent. He is watched over by his parents and by his cello teacher Laszlo. He grows up in Oak Park, Illinois and under the spotlights of concert stages. He befriends Jacqueline du Pre and navigates a world filled with concertos, conductors, and critics. He listens to rock and roll and plays Bach and Dvořák. He loses himself and finds himself in the rich and endlessly fascinating universe of music.
This book is for any reader who has ever said, “I love the sound of the cello!” This book is for any reader who hears the Prelude from Bach’s first cello suite and wants to know more. This book is for any reader who wishes that novels came with soundtracks. This book is for any reader who loves music.

Symphony for Solo Cello is Kristina Caffrey’s third book. She is also the author of the novel The Carriers and the short story collection Paperback Writer: Stories Inspired by Rock and Roll. She has played the cello since age ten. She lives in Albuquerque, where she works as an attorney. She dedicates Symphony for Solo Cello to the memory of her cello teacher Felix Wurman.