Musorgsky Remembered
| dc.contributor.editor | Orlova, Alexandra | |
| dc.contributor.other | Morrison, Frederick | |
| dc.contributor.other | Zaytzeff, Véronique | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-02T10:37:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-02T10:37:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
| dc.identifier | ONIX_20230202_9780253055866_14 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/96587 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In a single volume, Alexandra Orlova has assembled the most complete and up-to-date collection of memoirs by contemporaries of the Russian composer Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839-1881). These thirty-six reminiscences were written by well- known figures of the Russian musical scene at the time (including the composers Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Balakirev; the critics Vladimir Stasov and Mikhail Ivanov; and several performing musicians) as well as by little-known people who were privileged to have met the composer. A well-defined image of Musorgsky emerges from the various accounts: a small, delicate-looking man, immaculately dressed, always a welcome guest at fashionable homes; and, unfortunately, an alcoholic. Skillful as an accompanist and improviser at the piano, Musorgsky was exceedingly generous with his time and talent as a performer at concerts for the benefit of students. We see him among his musical colleagues, the so-called Balakirev circle, trying out their latest compositions for one another at social gatherings. Some of the most poignant memoirs recount emotion-filled visits with Musorgsky in the hospital during his last illness. Most of the memoirists are truthful, objective, and loving. Their accounts, coupled with Orlova' s copious notes, provide a valuable insight into Musorgsky's life and personality. | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLA Art music, orchestral and formal music | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Art music, orchestral & formal music | |
| dc.title | Musorgsky Remembered | |
| dc.type | book | |
| oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | 42e56a2e-a320-4b18-ac5f-ed2df49c485f | |
| oapen.relation.isbn | 9780253055866 |
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