How did Tchaikovsky go from an amateur to 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 answers are collected in the book "12 Evenings with Classical Music". Under the cover of this book are collected curious facts, funny cases and just stories about the musical geniuses of various eras. If you have always thought about how to start studying 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 making music for 35 years . She is ready to share the most interesting stories from the life of your favorite composers - you just have to pour yourself a glass of white (or a cup of tea - whichever is more to your liking), make yourself comfortable and pick up this edition. 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 irrevocable.The publisher's layout has been preserved in PDF A4 format.