Russians on Russian Music, 1880 1917: An Anthology

Book Overview

This anthology of Russian music criticism reveals the reactions of leading critics to new Russian music in the period 1880-1917. Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin were in their prime, and several new generations emerged: Rachmaninoff and Skryabin, Stravinsky and Prokoviev. Works reviewed range from In the Steppes of Central Asia and the Path tique Symphony to The Golden Cockerel and The Rite of Spring.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521041996
• ISBN13: 9780521041997
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"