The legendary Russian pianist, friend of Pasternak and other greats, who fell from grace to live precariously on the fringes of Soviet society. EW is the author of fine biographies of Shostakovich, du Pre and Rostropovich.
Playing with Fire: The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in Stalin’s Russia
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978030025393108/02/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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A Journey into Russia
Paperback £15.00 -
In this magnificently madcap adventure, SR pursues rumours of old pianos into all corners of Siberia: Arctic, Altai, Kamchatka, Princess Volkonsky in Irkutsk... She writes well, has a lovely... read more
The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Hardback £18.99 -
An ingenious novelistic biography by a sharp young author that uses excerpts from the novels to shed light on the writer's life.
Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life
Hardback £20.00