Gregory Haimovsky: a pianist's odyssey to freedom

In the bleak cage of the Soviet Union, a brilliant pianist, inspired by the music of Olivier Messiaen, survived and triumphed. This is his story, told partly in his own words

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Beteilige Person: Silverman, Marissa ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Rochester University of Rochester Press 2018
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781787442856
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781787442856
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781787442856
Zusammenfassung:In the bleak cage of the Soviet Union, a brilliant pianist, inspired by the music of Olivier Messiaen, survived and triumphed. This is his story, told partly in his own words
Beschreibung:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jun 2021)
A pianist is born -- A concert pianist in exile -- Spirituality, love, and color: understanding Messiaen's music -- From thaw to frost: neonationalism and the Messiaen premieres in the USSR -- Haimovsky and grazhdanstvennost? -- Appendix 1: selected performances of the music of Olivier Messiaen by Gregory Haimovsky 1964-72 -- Appendix 2: selected writing by Gregory Haimovsky on the music of Olivier Messiaen
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (x, 256 Seiten)
ISBN:9781787442856
DOI:10.1017/9781787442856