Musorgsky and His Circle is an accessible and thought-provoking intellectual biography of the five creators of some of the best-known and most admired Russian music of the nineteenth century. The extraordinary group of Russian composers who came together in St Petersburg in the 1860s - long known as...

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1. Verfasser:	Walsh, Stephen 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Faber & Faber 2013
Schlagworte:	Musorgskij, Modest P. / 1839-1881 Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich / 1839-1881 Musorgskij, Modest Petrovič > 1839-1881 Geschichte 1800-1900 Freundeskreis Komponist Musiker Moguchaia kuchka Music / Russia / 19th century / History and criticism Music / Russia / History and criticism Nationalism in music Musik Russland Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:	Musorgsky and His Circle is an accessible and thought-provoking intellectual biography of the five creators of some of the best-known and most admired Russian music of the nineteenth century. The extraordinary group of Russian composers who came together in St Petersburg in the 1860s - long known as "The Mighty Handful", but, as the moguchaya kuchka, better translated as "the great little heap" - gave rise to one of the most intriguing and colourful stories in all musical history. Stephen Walsh, author of a major biography of their direct successor, Stravinsky, has written an absorbing account of Musorgsky and his circle - Borodin, Cui, Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov and the art historian Vladimir Stasov. With little or no musical education they created works of lasting significance - Musorgsky's Boris Godunov, Borodin's Prince Igor and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade. Written with deep understanding and panache, this engaging biography is a significant contribution to cultural history. Stephen Walsh is a Professor of Music at Cardiff University, and the author of several books on music. The first volume of his major biography of Stravinsky - Stravinsky: A Creative Spring - won the Royal Philharmonic Society prize in 2000. Volume Two - Stravinsky: The Second Exile - was chosen by the Washington Post as one of the ten best books of 2006. He was deputy music critic of The Observer from 1966 to 1985. He now reviews for theartsdesk.com website and broadcasts regularly for BBC Radio 3.
Beschreibung:	XIV, 469 S., [4] Bl. Ill.
ISBN:	9780571245628