Music and Musicians

7 hrs. 6 min.

Miscellaneous

Language Russian

Author Irakly Andronikov

Narrator Litres Avtochtetets

Description

The name Irakliy Andronikov inspires admiration and respect. People knew him not only as a scholar, but also as a well-known writer and actor. His works — whether books or TV programs — always attracted attention. This book brings together his most captivating essays devoted to music and outstanding musicians. Andronikov devoted his entire life to this art, reflecting on such outstanding figures as Fyodor Shalyapin, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Dmitry Shostakovich, Beethoven, Sergei Taneyev, Nadezhda Obukhova, Heinrich Neuhaus, Yevgeny Mravinsky, and Yevgeny Svetlanov. His stories are full of a wide range of emotions: they can be cheerful or sad, objective or deeply personal, evoking empathy and joy. This edition is useful not only for a first reading, but for repeated rereading as well. The book’s PDF A4 design preserves the original style of the edition.