{"product_id":"9781742233956","title":"The Beethoven Obsession","description":"Author: Brendan Ward\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742233956\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beethoven Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how the greatest piano\u0026amp;nbsp;music ever written acquired a unique Australian voice, played on\u0026amp;nbsp;a revolutionary grand piano that shook up the conservative music\u0026amp;nbsp;establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a fast-paced drama of frustration, envy, rivalry, struggle and\u0026amp;nbsp;success, starring a self-taught child prodigy who sold condoms and\u0026amp;nbsp;contraband to advance his studies; a fanatical inventor who took apart\u0026amp;nbsp;pianos as a child to examine their 'gizzards'; and a TV cameraman who\u0026amp;nbsp;became a music entrepreneur to translate the music he loved into an\u0026amp;nbsp;Australian first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir unorthodox, historic odyssey created multi-award-winning,\u0026amp;nbsp;best-selling albums and changed their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe enhanced ebook edition can be purchased on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/book\/the-beethoven-obsession\/id682473755?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eiTunes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924790165662,"sku":"ING-9781742233956","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742233956.jpg?v=1782953317","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742233956","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}