Gestern Abend habe ich Lauren Kessler's Erlebnisse mit klassischem Ballett und dem Nußknacker ausgelesen. Sie hat es letztendlich geschafft, Clara's Tante Rosa in dem Ballett zu tanzen und sogar auf Tournee zu gehen. Ein tolles Buch und ganz bestimmt eine tolle Frau, sehr inspirierend.
Lauren Kessler hat auch einen Roman mit dem Thema Ballett mehr als einmal erwähnt: Maggie Shipstead's "Astonish Me". Den Roman habe ich auch schon länger hier liegen und werden ihn dann auch bald lesen.
Heute habe ich in der U-Bahn mit meinem Musikprojekt-Buch für den Juli begonnen und mich für klassische Musik entschieden. Bisher gefällt mir das Buch sehr gut, weil es auch interessant ist, über die klassische Musik im ehemaligen Russland und in den Vereinigten Staaten zu Zeiten des kalten Krieges zu lesen.
Meine Lektüre:
Stuart ISACOFF
When The World Stops To Listen
Van Cliburn's Cold War Triumph and it's Aftermath
When The World Stops To Listen
Van Cliburn's Cold War Triumph and it's Aftermath
Description: April 1958: The Soviets were leading the space race, the Iron Curtain was at its heaviest, and the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow seemed certain to crown a hometown champion. But as the world’s finest young pianists descended on the Russian capital, an unlikely favorite emerged: Van Cliburn, a polite, lanky Texan whose passionate virtuosity captured the hearts of the Russian people—and thawed Cold War tensions in a way no one would have thought possible.
This is the story of what unfolded that spring—for Cliburn and the other competitors, for jurors and party officials, and for the citizens of the world. It is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most remarkable events in musical history, filled with political intrigue and personal struggle as artists strove for self-expression and governments jockeyed for prestige. At the core of it all is the value of artistic achievement, the supremacy of the heart, and the transcendent freedom that can be found, through music, even in the darkest moments of human history.
This is the story of what unfolded that spring—for Cliburn and the other competitors, for jurors and party officials, and for the citizens of the world. It is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most remarkable events in musical history, filled with political intrigue and personal struggle as artists strove for self-expression and governments jockeyed for prestige. At the core of it all is the value of artistic achievement, the supremacy of the heart, and the transcendent freedom that can be found, through music, even in the darkest moments of human history.
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