Moscow nights: the Van Cliburn story : how one man and his piano transformed the Cold War
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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.
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Cliff, N. (2016). Moscow nights: the Van Cliburn story : how one man and his piano transformed the Cold War. First edition. New York, NY, Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cliff, Nigel. 2016. Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story : How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War. New York, NY, Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cliff, Nigel, Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story : How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War. New York, NY, Harper, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cliff, Nigel. Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story : How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War. First edition. New York, NY, Harper, 2016.
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300 | |a viii, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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