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Lost Pianos of Siberia (Paperback)
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Lost Pianos of Siberia (Paperback)
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From acclaimed journalist Sophy Roberts, a journey through one of
the harshest landscapes on earth--where music reveals the deep
humanity and the rich history of Siberia Siberia's story is
traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves.
Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote
land are pianos--grand instruments created during the boom years of
the nineteenth century, as well as humble, Soviet-made uprights
that found their way into equally modest homes. They tell the story
of how, ever since entering Russian culture under the westernizing
influence of Catherine the Great, piano music has run through the
country like blood. How these pianos traveled into this snow-bound
wilderness in the first place is testament to noble acts of
fortitude by governors, adventurers and exiles. Siberian pianos
have accomplished extraordinary feats, from the instrument that
Maria Volkonsky, wife of an exiled Decembrist revolutionary, used
to spread music east of the Urals, to those that brought reprieve
to the Soviet Gulag. That these instruments might still exist in
such a hostile landscape is remarkable. That they are still capable
of making music in far-flung villages is nothing less than a
miracle. The Lost Pianos of Siberia is largely a story of music in
this fascinating place, fol-lowing Roberts on a three-year
adventure as she tracks a number of different instruments to find
one whose history is definitively Siberian. Her journey reveals a
desolate land inhabited by wild tigers and deeply shaped by its
dark history, yet one that is also profoundly beautiful--and
peppered with pianos.
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