Making Music With What Remains

By Dovid Diamand

Itzhak Perlman, a polio survivor and wheelchair bound violin virtuoso once gave a concert. When he was only a few notes into his performance, one of his violin strings snapped. The audience assumed that he would have to hobble offstage to procure another violin. Itzhak Perlman did no such thing. He closed his eyes and played. He played with passion and power unlike anything the audience had ever heard. Of course, its impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings, but that night Perlman refused to know that. The music he made was more beautiful than any he had made before. After, he explained himself in one sentence. He said, "Our job is to make music with what remains." I think if one thing captures the quintessential message of life between birth and death for me; it is to make music with what remains. Much lies broken; but you still need to play, and even if you only have three strings, play with three strings. Play with two strings. With such an imperfect instrument, you are capable of creating music that's more beautiful. Making Music With What Remains is a true story of betrayal, loss, survival and ultimately, of personal redemption.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1795070587
• ISBN13: 9781795070584
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"