About the book: 1970 / This is a book about musicians of the last century. But they are presented here not only as musicians, but as people of their time. You will see Beethoven prophesying the death of the old world; Chopin and Liszt, experiencing the suffering of their oppressed relatives; Tchaikovsky, who painfully struggles with loneliness; revolutionary students singing in Mussorgsky's choir in the remote steppe, and many other creative people from different countries and peoples. This is a book about work and talent, about the sounds of music that called humanity to freedom and happiness.