The Lady from Arezzo

The title of this collection of essays refers to a tailor's mannequin that Alfred Brendel spotted in a shop window in Arezzo, a small Tuscan town. Who is this strange lady? And why is she carrying an egg on her head? What is she looking at?

The mannequin was purchased and now graces a room in the attic of Brendel's house in Hampstead. Her features convey great artistic seriousness in combination with absurd comedy: the epitome of his own musical and literary preferences. And so, in his delightful new collection, great masters of nonsense meet great masters of music.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 12/17/2019
ISBN: 9780571353729
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d