Shura Cherkassky : The Piano's Last Czar
Elizabeth. Carr
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Lanham : : Scarecrow Press, , 2006.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (332 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Mother Russia; Chapter 2: Baltimore, 1923; Chapter 3: Shura and the Palmist, the 1923-1924 Season; Chapter 4: Prodigies Compared: Shura and Jozio; Chapter 5: The Hofmann Years, 1925-1935; Chapter 6: Around the World, 1935-1939; Chapter 7: Shattered, 1940-1945; Chapter 8: Oblivion to Triumph: The Postwar Years; Chapter 9: Shura and the Gramophone; Chapter 10: Onstage; Chapter 11: A Conductor's Nemesis; Chapter 12: The Last Romantic?; Chapter 13: The House of Steinway. - Chapter 14: On Tour, USSR, 1987Chapter 15: Understanding Shura; Chapter 16: Prague, 1995; Chapter 17: Final Tributes; Discography; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author. - This biography documents the unique artistry and highly unusual life of the internationally acclaimed pianist Shura Cherkassky, who, at the time of his death in 1995, was universally recognized to be among the greatest pianists in music history, and the last link to the romantic piano tradition of Chopin, Liszt and Anton Rubinstein.
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| ISBN | 0810854104. - 9780810854109
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