Playing with Fire: The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in Stalin's Russia

by Elizabeth Wilson

Book Overview

The first full biography of the fearless and brilliant Maria Yudina, a legendary pianist who was central to Russian intellectual life

"Playing with Fire is a ground-breaking work--a phenomenal biography of a towering human spirit of everlasting relevance."--Norman Lebrecht, Wall Street Journal

Maria Yudina was no ordinary musician. An incredibly popular pianist, she lived on the fringes of Soviet society and had...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300253931
• ISBN13: 9780300253931
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"