| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
viii, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
BPL: Given in memory of Professor Melvin Gershman. |
| Summary |
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.--Publisher's description |
| 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 |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cliburn, Van, 1934-2013 -- Travel -- Soviet Union
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Pianists -- United States -- Biography
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Music and diplomacy
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
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| OCLC # |
945586066 |
| ISBN # |
9780062333162 |
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006233316X |
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