Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Marie Leahy

Lang Lang's autobiography takes the reader on a journey of incredulousness and admiration for the life he lead from a very early age toward the pursuit of piano perfection. It is also a story of the mindset and lost opportunities for his parents' generation during the Cultural Revolution, and the determination to fulfill dashed dreams through their children. A riveting read!

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Bruce Anderson

Faced with a great welter of classical music on CD, what's the aspiring collector to do? Here's a thoughtful chronological compendium of works from the twelfth thru twenty-first centuries, with a recommended recording for each. Although in certain instances one might quarrel (as this reviewer does) with the chosen recording, the list of compositions itself is impeccably selected, and as a whole the 1001<... read more>>>

Publisher Comments

The Voice is the profoundly inspiring memoir of one of the most sought after and admired classical singers in the world--a man who has arrived at the summit of his artistry by overcoming extraordinarily daunting odds.

Thomas Quasthoff, the German bass baritone, stands a shade over four feet tall, his severely underdeveloped arms and hands the result of thalidomide poisoning while he was in his mother's womb. But through stunning determination e... read more>>>