Pianist Madeleine Forte's story is one of obstacles and successes,
of extraordinary talent, and of a long and fascinating life of
international study and performance. Born in Vichy-controlled
French Algeria during World War II, she began learning to play the
piano at an early age and was soon performing publicly. She made
her debut in Vichy at thirteen while studying with Alfred Cortot
and Wilhelm Kempff. As a young woman, she went to boarding school
in Algiers and Paris, continuing her musical studies. She married
young, and the marriage fell apart not long after the birth of her
first son, Yann. As she continued to travel, studying and
performing, she struggled to establish herself as a professional
artist. She studied with Rosina Lhevinne and Martin Canin in New
York, married again, and became a professor of music at Boise State
University. Her second marriage brought another son, Olen, and
lasted fourteen years. After her second divorce, she moved to
Connecticut, where she met Allen Forte, her third husband. They
collaborated on several artistic projects and performed all over
the world. This memoir tells the story of how a little girl with a
big talent overcame myriad challenges and found the courage to
achieve artistic success and personal happiness. Praise for
Madeleine Forte's Performances and Recordings "At a time when
national styles have all but dissolved into a generalized
international goulash, Forte's gorgeous tone and sensuous line
evoke classic French pianism ... her Maurice Ravel holds its own
against interpretations by many of her more celebrated peers, from
the chaste simplicity of the Sonatine to the virtuosic 'Gaspard de
la Nuit, ' in which no prisoners are taken and no notes are
dropped." "-The New Yorker" "Madeleine Forte is another master of
the French School ... She plays Debussy in a manner that would do
her old master Cortot proud, with a clear-eyed vigor, pearlescent
tone, and attention to detail that does not belie the emotional
content of the music but only makes it more coherent." "-Fanfare"
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