Tchaikovsky not only composed, he also wrote about music. This substantial anthology of Russian writing on Russian music features the most influential critics of music in nineteenth-century Russia. They wrote on the first two generations of Russian composers from Glinka to Musorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. The volume reveals through contemporary Russian eyes how the foundations of the hugely popular Russian classical repertory were laid, providing a vivid picture of the musical life of the opera house and the concert hall from which this repertory sprang.
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Russians on Russian Music, 1830-1880: An Anthology
Tchaikovsky not only composed, he also wrote about music. This substantial anthology of Russian writing on Russian music features the most influential critics of music in nineteenth-century Russia. They wrote on the first two generations of Russian composers from Glinka to Musorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. The volume reveals through contemporary Russian eyes how the foundations of the hugely popular Russian classical repertory were laid, providing a vivid picture of the musical life of the opera house and the concert hall from which this repertory sprang.
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Russians on Russian Music, 1830-1880: An Anthology
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Russians on Russian Music, 1830-1880: An Anthology
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521033183 |
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| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date: | 01/18/2007 |
| Pages: | 320 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.94(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.79(d) |
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