Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dimitri Shostakovich drawn from the reminiscences and reflections of his contemporaries. Using much material never previously published in English, as well as personal accounts from interviews and specially …
The present volume, translated from the monumental Russian biography by the composer's brother, is the result of a careful selection of material. The leading idea which the editor has kept in view has been to preserve as far as possible the autobiographical character of the book…
"As waves of composers migrated from Russia in the 20th century, they grappled with the complex struggle between their own traditions and those of their adopted homes. Russian Composers Abroad explores the self-identity of these émigrés, especially those who left from the 1970s …
A biography of the nineteenth-century Russian composer with emphasis on his childhood and early musical training.
A biography of the nineteenth-century Russian composer with emphasis on his childhood and early musical training.
When Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony was premiered on October 28, 1893, the composer was at the height of his powers. He had attained a degree of fame and popularity rarely accorded a living artist.