Books about Maxim

Pedagogical study

by Larissa Vengerova

A complete, fascinating and informative biography of Maxim up to the age of 15, and her life as his mother has recently been written by Larissa Vengerova.

It is at present published in Russian only but it is expected to be translated into English at some point in the near future. It contains very many photographs of the young Maxim with much previously unpublished material and anecdotes, and has such information as the very first reports from Maxim’s teachers

Chapter Headings:

1 "Give the child immediately to music!"

2 Precious Scissors

3 Who here, all said, gave birth?!

4 Tchaikovsky instead of milk

5 "I would better stand on the stage with my violin"

6 A fate given "meeting" of violinists

7 I will not "pray"! (play)

8 Our "night-life"

9 Strawberries on the trees

10 The triumph of grandson and grand mother

11 First "gold" and forbidden passion

12 No "TIME" for you

13 "I need your help"

14 The end of pupilage

15 Remarkable People, Wonderful Meetings:

Galina Stepanovna Turchaninova, Yuri Bashmet, Claudio Abbado, Sophia Loren, Prince Charles, Daniel Barenboim, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevsakya, Tikkon Krennikov, Nathan Milstein, Zubin Mehta, Yoko Ceschina, Ernst and Hildegard Naredi-Reiner, Rodion Shchedrin, Maria Plisetskaya

16 A Family Album

17 Post-script

18 My Youth