Soundscapes

Soundscapes: A Musician's Journey through Life and Death

Paul Robertson (author)

In 2008 Paul Robertson, the renowned violinist and leader of the Medici Quartet, suffered a ruptured aorta. After dying for a lengthy period on the operating table, he remained in a coma for many weeks. During this time, he experienced visions which afforded him profound insights and when he awoke, he found his understanding of the world fundamentally altered. This surprising and rewarding memoir offers a fascinating perspective on creative endeavour: the rigours of learning, the challenges of performance and the spiritual nourishment that drives us on. It is a poignant and wise book that draws on a lifetime of experiences, in both life and death.

Paul Robertson was born in 1952 and grew up in a caravan in Oxford. His father was a radical Marxist and his mother the daughter of Russian-Romanian Jewish immigrants. His lifelong passion for the violin began when he was eight years old, and he went on to lead the Medici String Quartet, of which he was a founder member.
He explored the connection between healing and music in the Channel 4 series Music and the Mind, and has formed unique collaborations with the pianist Sir Clifford Curzon, Sir John Tavener and the Royal Shakespeare Company amongst others. He has been recognised with numerous honorary degrees and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber; Main edition (5 Oct. 2017)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780571331901
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.91 x 19.69 cm