Tikhon Khrennikov

Outstanding Soviet composer Tikhon Nikolaevich Khrennikov (1913-2007) was the author of many wonderful operas and ballets, symphony, instrumental concerts, his songs knew and loved the whole country. For more than forty years, from 1948 to 1991 (that is, with six leaders of the Soviet state!), He helled the Union of Soviet composers to the Union of Soviet composers - the case is unprecedented in the history of the country. And under the wing Khrennikova, musicians could feel more or less calm, for his authority largely softened the pressure of power.

The author of the book with undisguised love writes about his hero. Based on the materials of the richest family archive, he covers the previously unknown side of the life and creativity of the composer, talks about his family, as well as his relationship with many outstanding figures of domestic culture