{"product_id":"playing-by-ear","title":"Playing by Ear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Listen!’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of new essays, the world-renowned director Peter Brook offers unique and personal insights into sound and music – from the surprising impact of Broadway musicals on his famous \u003cem\u003eMidsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, to the allure of applause, and on to the ultimate empty space: silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is studded throughout with episodes from the author's own life and career in opera, theatre and film – including working on many of his most notable productions, and intimate first-hand accounts of collaborating with leading figures including Truman Capote, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh – and ranges across musical styles and cultures from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaying by Ear\u003c\/em\u003e is full of Brook's shafts of insight and perception, and written with his customary wit and wisdom. It is a rich companion to his earlier reflections on Shakespeare in \u003cem\u003eThe Quality of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and on language and meaning in \u003cem\u003eTip of the Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251778605400,"sku":"9781848428317","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781848428317.jpg?v=1777080655","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/playing-by-ear","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}