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Beethoven in China

How the Great Composer Became an Icon in the People's Republic: Penguin Specials

de Jindong Cai, Sheila Melvin ...

Series series Penguin China | Penguin Specials
At the turn of the twentieth century, students returning from abroad introduced Beethoven to China. The composer's perseverance in the face of adversity and his musical genius resonated in a nation searching for a way forward. Beethoven remained a durable part of Chinese life in the decades that followed, becoming an icon to intellectuals, music fans and party cadres alike, playing a role in major ... Leer más

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At the turn of the twentieth century, students returning from abroad introduced Beethoven to China. The composer's perseverance in the face of adversity and his musical genius resonated in a nation searching for a way forward. Beethoven remained a durable part of Chinese life in the decades that followed, becoming an icon to intellectuals, music fans and party cadres alike, playing a role in major
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing

A Novel

de Madeleine Thien ...

Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary AwardFinalist for the Booker Prize and the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction"A powerfully expansive novel…Thien writes with the mastery of a conductor." — New York Times Book Review"In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old. ... Leer más

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Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary AwardFinalist for the Booker Prize and the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction"A powerfully expansive novel…Thien writes with the mastery of a conductor." — New York Times Book Review"In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old.
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The Noise of Time

A novel

de Julian Barnes ...

From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending comes an extraordinary fictional portrait of the relentlessly fascinating Russian musician and composer Dmitri Shostakovich and a stunning meditation on the meaning of art and its place in society. • “Brilliant…. As elegantly constructed as a concerto.” —NPR1936: Dmitri Shostakovich, just thirty years old, reckons with the ... Leer más

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From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending comes an extraordinary fictional portrait of the relentlessly fascinating Russian musician and composer Dmitri Shostakovich and a stunning meditation on the meaning of art and its place in society. • “Brilliant…. As elegantly constructed as a concerto.” —NPR1936: Dmitri Shostakovich, just thirty years old, reckons with the
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The Lost Pianos of Siberia

de Sophy Roberts ...

This "melodious" mix of music, history, and travelogue "reveals a story inextricably linked to the drama of Russia itself . . . These pages sing like a symphony." — The Wall Street JournalSiberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos—grand instruments created during the boom ... Leer más

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This "melodious" mix of music, history, and travelogue "reveals a story inextricably linked to the drama of Russia itself . . . These pages sing like a symphony." — The Wall Street JournalSiberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos—grand instruments created during the boom
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Natasha's Dance

A Cultural History of Russia

de Orlando Figes ...

The New York Times Notable Book of 2002Finalist for the Samuel Johnson PrizeFinalist for the Mark Lynton History PrizeHistory on a grand scale—an enchanting masterpiece that explores the making of one of the world's most vibrant civilizations.A People's Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did "more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I ... ... Leer más

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The New York Times Notable Book of 2002Finalist for the Samuel Johnson PrizeFinalist for the Mark Lynton History PrizeHistory on a grand scale—an enchanting masterpiece that explores the making of one of the world's most vibrant civilizations.A People's Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did "more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I ...
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Shostakovich

A Life

de Laurel Fay ...

For this authoritative post-cold-war biography of Shostakovich's illustrious but turbulent career under Soviet rule, Laurel E. Fay has gone back to primary documents: Shostakovich's many letters, concert programs and reviews, newspaper articles, and diaries of his contemporaries. An indefatigable worker, he wrote his arresting music despite deprivations during the Nazi invasion and constant ... Leer más

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For this authoritative post-cold-war biography of Shostakovich's illustrious but turbulent career under Soviet rule, Laurel E. Fay has gone back to primary documents: Shostakovich's many letters, concert programs and reviews, newspaper articles, and diaries of his contemporaries. An indefatigable worker, he wrote his arresting music despite deprivations during the Nazi invasion and constant
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Rachmaninoff: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers.

de Matthew Robert Walker ...

In this biography, Robert Walker skilfully blends the fascinating story of Rachmaninoff's life with the historical background of his times. The author shows, too, how outside influences- the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Great War, the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression- very much affected Rachmaninoff as an artist. As well as the use of contemporary accounts, letters and reminiscences, ... Leer más

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In this biography, Robert Walker skilfully blends the fascinating story of Rachmaninoff's life with the historical background of his times. The author shows, too, how outside influences- the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Great War, the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression- very much affected Rachmaninoff as an artist. As well as the use of contemporary accounts, letters and reminiscences,
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Balanchine & the Lost Muse

Revolution & the Making of a Choreographer

de Elizabeth Kendall ...

Here is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine and his close childhood friend and extraordinary ballerina Liidia (Lidochka) Ivanova. Tracing the lives and friendship of these two dancers from years just before the 1917 Russian Revolution to Balanchine's escape from Russia in 1924, Elizabeth Kendall's Balanchine & the ... Leer más

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Here is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine and his close childhood friend and extraordinary ballerina Liidia (Lidochka) Ivanova. Tracing the lives and friendship of these two dancers from years just before the 1917 Russian Revolution to Balanchine's escape from Russia in 1924, Elizabeth Kendall's Balanchine & the
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Bolshoi Confidential

Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today

de Simon Morrison ...

In this “incredibly rich” (New York Times) definitive history of the Bolshoi Ballet, visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage.A critical triumph, Simon Morrison’s “sweeping and authoritative” (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet’s magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded ... Leer más

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In this “incredibly rich” (New York Times) definitive history of the Bolshoi Ballet, visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage.A critical triumph, Simon Morrison’s “sweeping and authoritative” (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet’s magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded
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When the World Stopped to Listen

Van Cliburn's Cold War Triumph, and Its Aftermath

de Stuart Isacoff ...

From the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Piano, the captivating story of the 1958 international piano competition in Moscow, where, at the height of Cold War tensions, an American musician showed the potential of art to change the world.April of 1958--the Iron Curtain was at its heaviest, and the outcome of the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition seemed preordained. ... Leer más

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From the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Piano, the captivating story of the 1958 international piano competition in Moscow, where, at the height of Cold War tensions, an American musician showed the potential of art to change the world.April of 1958--the Iron Curtain was at its heaviest, and the outcome of the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition seemed preordained.
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Serbian & Greek Art Music

A Patch to Western Music History

Edición de Katy Romanou ...

The music of Serbia and Greece has long been a vital part of Balkan culture, but it has been excluded from the academic canon of Western music history. Katy Romanou corrects this oversight with Serbian and Greek Art Music, the first book in English on the subject. Written by seven renowned musicologists, the book stresses the interaction between music and politics and relates the efforts of local ... Leer más

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The music of Serbia and Greece has long been a vital part of Balkan culture, but it has been excluded from the academic canon of Western music history. Katy Romanou corrects this oversight with Serbian and Greek Art Music, the first book in English on the subject. Written by seven renowned musicologists, the book stresses the interaction between music and politics and relates the efforts of local
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Testimony

The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich

de Solomon Volkov ...

A wonder of the 20th century, composer Dmitri Shostakovich, tells his story to Solomon Volkov for history's recordSince the time of his death, Dmitri Shostakovich’s place in the pantheon of 20th century composers has become more commanding and more celebrated, while his musical legacy, with all its wonderfully varied richness, is performed with increasing frequency throughout the world.This ... Leer más

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A wonder of the 20th century, composer Dmitri Shostakovich, tells his story to Solomon Volkov for history's recordSince the time of his death, Dmitri Shostakovich’s place in the pantheon of 20th century composers has become more commanding and more celebrated, while his musical legacy, with all its wonderfully varied richness, is performed with increasing frequency throughout the world.This
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