Opis: The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Roberts Sophy

Fusing history, nature writing and travelogue, The Lost Pianos of Siberia is a captivating exploration of an extraordinary and largely unknown part of the world and its unexpected musical legacy.



Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell.



Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos – grand instruments created during the boom years of the Nineteenth Century, and humble, Soviet-made uprights that found their way into equally modest homes. They tell the story of how, ever since entering Russian culture under the influence of Catherine the Great, piano music has run through the country like blood.



How these pianos travelled into this snow-bound wilderness in the first place is testament to noble acts of fortitude by governors, adventurers and exiles. That stately instruments might still exist in such a hostile landscape is remarkable. That they are still capable of making music in far-flung villages is nothing less than a miracle.



But this is Siberia, where people can endure the worst of the world — and where music reveals a deep humanity in the last place on earth you would expect to find it.

Szczegóły: The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Roberts Sophy

Tytuł: The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Autor: Roberts Sophy
Wydawnictwo: Doubleday
ISBN: 9780857524959
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2020
Ilość stron: 434
Format: 15 x 23 cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.542 kg

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