Eileen Joyce: A Portrait

by Richard Davis

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About the Book

I remember distinctly the first time I heard Eileen Joyce’s recording of the de Schloz’r study. I had two physical reactions to the performance: my spine began to tingle and my jaw dropped … [Eileen Joyce] has to be added to the list of great pianists from the past’ — Stephen Hough.
During the 1940s and 50s, concert pianist, recording artist, radio performer, fashion leader and film star Eileen Joyce enjoyed enormous critical acclaim and a popularity, bordering on adulation. In this carefully researched biography, Richard Davis reveals for the first time her true origins and her struggle to make a career against formidable odds. It is a frank and revealing look at one of Australia’s most dazzling musical talents.

Category

Biography & Autobiography

Publication Year

2001

Publisher

Fremantle Press

ISBN11

1 86368 333 X

ISBN13

9 781863 683333

HB/PB

Paperback

Format

C Format (228mm x 158mm)

Pages

264

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