About the book: 2022 / How did Tchaikovsky turn from an amateur into a virtuoso composer in just a few years? What works did Giovanni Boccaccio and Michelangelo listen to? What kind of fate was in store for the wives of great composers? And why can Haydn’s music become an analogue of any vitamin? All the answers are collected in the book “12 Evenings with Classical Music”. Under the cover of this book are collected interesting facts, funny incidents and simply stories about musical geniuses from various eras. If you have always wondered how to approach the study of classical music, but did not know where to start and how to continue, give this publication a chance. Yulia Kazantseva, pianist and author of this book, has been studying music for 35 years. She is ready to share the most interesting stories from the lives of her favorite composers - all you have to do is pour yourself a glass of white (or a cup of tea, whichever you prefer), sit back and pick up this publication. On its pages you will meet the greats, after which the love for the classics will gradually, evening after evening, become stronger and eventually become irreversible. The publishing layout is saved in PDF A4 format.