Moscow nights : the Van Cliburn story : how one man and his piano transformed the Cold War /
A dramatic account of the life of Cold War pianist Van Cliburn. Describes his early years as a musical prodigy in Texas and the ways he charmed both American and Russian audiences, helping to ease tensions between the two nations.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2016].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- First movement: sognando. The prodigy ; Room 412 ; The successor ; Van Cliburn Days ; The secret speech ; The red moon
- Second movement: volante. To Russia, with love ; "Vanya, Vanyusha!" ; "We are in orbit" ; "American Sputnik" ; The last romantic ; "He played the piano and the world was his" ; "He's better than Elvis by far!" ; In the heat of the kitchen ; Khrushchev in the capitalist den ; Back in the USSR ; Sole diplomacy ; Endgame
- Third movement: pianoforte. America's pianist ; Great expectations ; The summit
- Coda.