Secrets of Great Composers

Artem Vargaf tik is a renowned radio and television journalist, music critic, and reviewer for "Radio Russia" and "Radio Culture". His programs "Orchestral Pit" and "Scores Do Not Burn" were awarded the national television prize "TEFI". Since 2007, A. Vargaf tik has collaborated with the Moscow Philharmonic and other concert organizations in the country as an author and host of subscription cycle programs.

This book is reminiscent of a "musical investigation". It is interesting to discover how certain simple things and events are distorted in the mirror of time, how they acquire traits of multiple meanings, grandeur, mystery, or, conversely, how they are demonized and devalued. The author discusses musical legends, mystifications, and the mysteries surrounding the emergence of famous scores that have become global classics.
The heroes of the book include Mahler, Beethoven, Wagner, Bizet, Mozart, Salieri, Handel, Chopin, Paganini, Schumann, and others, whose biographies reveal many unexpected details to the reader.