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Eileen Joyce: A Portrait
by Richard Davis
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- About the Book
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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 (230 x 152mm)
- Pages
- 264
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