{"product_id":"music-lessons-by-stephen-johnson-9781912559879","title":"Music Lessons","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHow Shostakovich Changed My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e comes a new book about the cathartic power of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Stephen Johnson, there have been key points in his life when music that is considered 'dark' has confronted him with life-changing insights. Some of these insights have been hard to accept, but once accepted, all have opened up new possibilities of thinking, feeling and living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough an exploration of seven pieces, including Anton Bruckner's \u003cem\u003eSymphony No 8\u003c\/em\u003e, Lili Boulanger's \u003cem\u003eDu fond de l'abime\u003c\/em\u003e (Psalm 130), Jean Sibelius's \u003cem\u003eSymphony No 5\u003c\/em\u003e and David Bowie's \u003cem\u003eI Can't Give Everything Away\u003c\/em\u003e, Johnson explores the lives and the intentions of the composers who created them, and how they have affected him personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643572633836,"sku":"9781912559879","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/dfd251e6577a2ea4a6ad5d68e9ec3adf.jpg?v=1779225877","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/music-lessons-by-stephen-johnson-9781912559879","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}