| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Cliburn, Van, 1934-2013 -- Travel -- Soviet Union.
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Cliburn, Van, 1934-2013. |
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Travel. |
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Soviet Union. |
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Cliburn, Van, 1934-2013. |
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Cliburn, Van, -- 1934-2013 -- Travel -- Soviet Union. |
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Pianists -- United States -- Biography.
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Pianists. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Music and diplomacy.
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Music and diplomacy. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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International relations. |
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Diplomatic relations. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780062333162 hardcover |
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006233316X |
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9780062333186 electronic book |
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0062333186 |
| Standard No. |
40026608292 |
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