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Moscow Nights
Nigel Cliff
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The Van Cliburn Story-How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War
出版HarperCollins, 2016-09-20
主題Biography & Autobiography / MusicBiography & Autobiography / HistoricalHistory / Russia / Soviet EraHistory / United States / 20th Century
ISBN00623331869780062333186
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=HIRKCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋“A rousing, well-researched biography” of the Texan piano prodigy who crossed the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War (Kirkus, starred review).

A National Book Critic’s Circle Finalist

In 1958, an unheralded young pianist named Van Cliburn traveled to Moscow to compete in the First International Tchaikovsky Competition. The Soviets had no intention of bestowing their coveted prize on an unknown American; a Russian pianist had already been chosen to win. Yet when the gangly Texan with the shy grin began to play, he instantly captivated an entire nation.

The Soviet people were charmed by Van Cliburn’s extraordinary talent, but it was his palpable love for the music that earned their devotion; for many, he played more like a Russian than their own musicians. As enraptured crowds mobbed Cliburn’s performances, pressure mounted to award him the competition prize. “Is he the best?” Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev demanded of the judges. “In that case . . . give him the prize!”

Adored by millions in the USSR, Cliburn returned to a hero’s welcome in the USA and became, for a time, an ambassador of hope. In this thrilling, impeccably researched account, Nigel Cliff recreates the drama and tension of the Cold War era, and brings into focus the gifted musician whose music would temporarily bridge the divide between two dangerously hostile powers.