Playing with Fire : The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in StalinÂ’s Russia
Elizabeth Wilson
The first full biography of the fearless and brilliant Maria Yudina, a
legendary pianist who was central to Russian intellectual life
"Playing with Fire is a ground-breaking work-a phenomenal biography of a
towering human spirit of everlasting relevance."-Norman Lebrecht, Wall
Street Journal Maria Yudina was no ordinary musician. An incredibly
popular pianist, she lived on the fringes of Soviet society and had
close friendships with such towering figures as Boris Pasternak, Pavel
Florensky, and Mikhail Bakhtin. Legend has it that she was Stalin’s
favorite pianist.
Yudina was at the height of her fame
during WWII, broadcasting almost daily on the radio, playing concerts
for the wounded and troops in hospitals and on submarines, and
performing for the inhabitants of besieged Leningrad. By the last years
of her life, she had been dismissed for ideological reasons from the
three institutions where she taught. And yet according to Shostakovich,
Yudina remained "a special case.
. . .
The ocean was
only knee-deep for her." In this engaging biography, Elizabeth Wilson
sets Yudina’s extraordinary life within the context of her times, where
her musical career is measured against the intense intellectual and
religious ferment of the post-revolutionary period and the ensuing years
of Soviet repression.
Kustantaja: UKBooks
Sidosasu:
ean: 9780300253931
Ilmestymisvuosi: 2022
Kirjastoluokka: 99.1 Elämäkerrat
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