A Devil to Play: One Man's Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument (Paperback)

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A charming and deeply funny memoir of musical obsession, A Devil to Play is the story of Jasper Rees, a man who unearths his childhood French horn, and begins a quixotic but obsessively serious challenge: to play a Mozart concerto—alone—for a paying audience within one year’s time. It’s an endearing, inspiring tale of perseverance and achievement, relayed masterfully, one side-splittingly off-key note at a time.

About the Author


A journalist with two decades of experience, Jasper Rees has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, the Evening Standard, and The Times. He lives in London.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780061626623
ISBN-10: 0061626627
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: December 8th, 2009
Pages: 336
Language: English