When the world stopped to listen : Van Cliburn's cold war triumph and its aftermath

From the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Piano, the captivating story of the 1958 international piano competition in Moscow, where, at the height of Cold War tensions, an American musician showed the potential of art to change the world. April of 1958--the Iron Curtain was at its heavie...

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Auteur principal : Isacoff Stuart (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : When the world stopped to listen : Van Cliburn's cold war triumph and its aftermath / Stuart Isacoff
Publié : New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (290 p.)
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