BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-376) and index. |
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. |
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. 505 0 $a. |
System details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: Kindle Book. |
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Format: OverDrive Read. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle. |
Other edition |
Original 9780062333162 |
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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Genre |
Electronic books.
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Other corporate author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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ISBN |
9780062333186
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STANDARD # |
431AB090-ABF3-4771-95D5-0CB66723B613 OverDrive |
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