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Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations
M. Bruno Monsaingeon
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Description for Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations
Paperback. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 492.
'To Richter (no first name necessary), warm greetings to the best pianist in the Soviet Union - indeed in the whole world.' Prokofiev
Throughout a life dedicated to music, Richter maintained a stubborn silence about his own ideals and aspirations. Here at last he opens up his heart in these exceptional interviews with Bruno Monsaingeon, who became close to Richter not long before the pianist's death in 1995. These conversations take us on a journey which begins with Richter's childhood memories, follows his early career and his development into 'an artist of the people', and finally charts his rise ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
496g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571225118
SKU
V9780571225118
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99-24
About M. Bruno Monsaingeon
Bruno Monsaingeon is a violinist, film-maker, and writer whose films about some of the greatest musicians of our day - among them Glenn Gould, Yehudi Menuhin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and David Oistrakh - have been acclaimed throughout the world. His multi-award-winning film, Richter the Enigma, is one of several that reveal an intimate knowledge of Russian culture. He is the author ... Read more
Reviews for Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations
"'This book is almost impossible to put down.' Financial Times; 'For anybody interested in 20th-century musical life [the Notebooks and Conversations] make fascinating reading, because Richter met everybody from Britten to Karajan, and had an opinion (usually scathing) about them all. But you don't have to be an aficionado to enjoy this rant: a genius on the rampage is always ... Read more