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Author:
Sophy Roberts
Publisher:
Grove Press
Date:
August 4, 2020
Siberiaâs story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianosâgrand 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.
What The Reviewers Say
... melodious.
[Roberts'] travels are bold and sociable, and our vicarious pleasure.
Much of The Lost Pianos of Siberia consists of neat summaries of major events in Russian history.
...a richly absorbing account of Siberia over the last 250 years, as Roberts zigzags her way from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east.
