Rachmaninoff

A book about the outstanding musician of the 20th century, whose unique creativity (great composer, brilliant pianist, thoughtful conductor) has long conquered continents and nations, and whose loud fame and popularity in performance can only rival the world fame of... P. I. Tchaikovsky. "Wandering musician" - this is what Sergei Rachmaninoff repeated since his youth. An abandoned childhood, an unsettled life, wandering from house to house: Zverev, Satins, temporary refuge with friends, rented rooms. The same wandering in his personal life. In exile, it seems he had foreseen for himself a familiar path - he became a wanderer, a wandering musician who brought with him Russian melody and the Russian soul, without which he could not compose. The fate of his homeland could not but affect his "foreign life". Helping Russians all over the world, sending packages to those in need, donations for defense and the Red Army - the musician's benevolence cannot be enumerated. But the main thing is that Rachmaninoff's music supported human souls. Uniting them in times of hardship and victory, the author of the book managed to vividly and expressively recreate the image of the musician and the Man with a capital letter.
3rd edition.