Piano Duo for the Left Hand Vol. 5

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Zank, Stephen (24 May 2013). Maurice Ravel: A Guide to Research. Routledge. note B206. ISBN 978-1135173517 . Retrieved 25 February 2014.

This manga was super nice to read! I'm surprised to have liked it that much! I was intrigued by the title, which I think was super well found by the mangaka, but I didn't really know what I was diving into before starting the story. I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this books, but it is a brilliantly crafted story with artwork to match.It's not something new, but the idea of it is used in a fresh way that makes Shu's character and his "left-hand" very fun to read about. I also love that even though Shu never has anything planned for his future before, he now wants to honour Akari by learning how to play the piano and let the world hear it. Dunoyer, Cecilia (1993). Marguerite Long: A Life in French Music, 1874–1966. Indiana University Press. p.97. ISBN 0-253-31839-4. This leads to a rather decent recital in the auditorium and, whatever else one can say about this series, it is trying hard. It continues to blend in actual music as part of its story and I do appreciate that. Taking time to remember that the grieving process is still ongoing for a lot of these people is also a very welcome touch. Throughout the piece, Ravel creates ambiguity between triple and duple rhythms. This example highlights one of the more notable instances of this.

Lewis, Cary (August 1965). The Piano Concertos of Ravel ( M.Mus.). North Texas State University. OCLC 42709867 . Retrieved 24 April 2017. In preparing for composition, Ravel studied several pieces written for one-handed piano, including Camille Saint-Saëns's Six Études pour la main gauche (Six Études for the Left Hand) (Op. 135), Leopold Godowsky's transcription for the left hand of Frédéric Chopin's Etudes (Opp. 10 and 25), Carl Czerny's Ecole de la main gauche (School of the Left Hand) (Op. 399), 24 études pour la main gauche (Op. 718), Charles-Valentin Alkan's Fantaisie in A ♭ major (Op. 76 No. 1), and Alexander Scriabin's Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand (Op. 9). [2] On another hand, I found Akari's father very interesting. The close link between father/daughter was amplified with music, and I thought it beautiful that the father was able to recognise his daughter's playing even though someone else was standing in front of him. The first half shows Shu’s worthless home life and worthless school life as he is portrayed as a decent kid who has been beaten down by his broken home. He meets Akari, and they have a rambunctious evening that involves getting her to her piano concert on time and vehicle theft and the cops and lessons learned and her infectious attempts to get Shu to fall in love with music.She, her dream and her love for music will live on in Shu's left hand as he learns to play the piano to find purpose in his life, but also to help the people who loved Akari to overcome her disappearance. This whole section is a lot of fun and Shu and Akari have a simple, straightforward chemistry and we’re getting set to see several volumes of Shu learning to love music and turn his life around and the two of them learning to love each other. The Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major was composed by Maurice Ravel between 1929 and 1930, concurrently with his Piano Concerto in G major. It was commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm during World War I. The Concerto had its premiere on 5 January 1932, with Wittgenstein as soloist performing with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Whether you’re down for that or not is going to be the decisive factor in your enjoyment. I mean, this isn’t great storytelling and I don’t know that this is going to be better than the more traditional romance it looked like originally, but I can safely say it won’t be boring and that’s definitely something. The piano element was an interesting choice because it can be hard to convey music through the written medium, however, the author did manage to capture the essence of people’s love for piano music. In fact, as evidenced by the detailed endnotes on the different piano pieces mentioned in the story, it was clear the author had done their research and that really helped bolster the credibility of the piano music inclusion.

The second half was a lot stronger. I enjoyed seeing the switch in our protagonist as he finally takes control and has something he wants to work for. I would have liked to see more passion on his part though, and more of the determination after he finally finds something *he* wants to do, rather than just focusing on doing it for Akari. Again, I feel this switch in his character would have been stronger as well if we just had more time with him in the beginning. Nevertheless, I had a really good time reading this part, and quite enjoyed the banter and kinship between Shu and Akari. Once we properly got into the plot, the writing had more clear direction and was less muddled (was a bit fast for my taste though). Which comes to the end of the story and, yeah, my time with this series. I dearly want to follow this, but the mangaka isn’t nearly up to the task of making this as interesting as it sounds. The premise is delightfully wonky, Akari and Shu are a great pair, but the moment-to-moment writing can’t keep pace with the ambitions. I don’t really want to have to take this off my reading list, but I honestly can’t justify spending the money on something that’s coming off so aggressively mediocre at best and irritatingly turgid at worst. It’s a situation I have rarely found myself in - rooting for the leads, but not wanting to see any more of their story. By the time Shu and Akari plan to save Akari’s rival via music, Akari’s dad is on board and notices Shu’s unusual ear for music, and we start seeing various classical pieces being used like shonen fight moves, this thing has firmly announced that it is here to go as big as it can.Piano Duo for the Left Hand surprised me by being very interesting! I'm not usually a fan of music manga, since capturing sound on a paper hardly ever works. Shu's a delinquent and he ends up in fights all the time. He meets Akari, a fellow student and a piano virtuoso, and listens to her concert although not enjoying it that much. Due to circumstances they both end up late and thus they pedal to the concert place together, so that Akari won't be late. But, there's a car crash and Akari dies and Shu gets injured. Oddly enough Akari lives on now in Shu's left hand and Shu decides to continue the girl's dream. The whole thing is quite dramatic and happens very fast, but the idea is surely something else. There a sports manga feeling to this and I surely want to know how the series evolves, since the plot is constructed well and the flow is great. Thank you to NetGalley, Kodansha, and Kenta Matsuoka for the opportunity to read this manga in exchange for an honest review.