The Life of Musorgsky (Musical Lives)
The Life of Musorgsky (Musical Lives)
Editorial Reviews
Review
'Emerson's biography seamlessly combines imaginative and reliable scholarship.' Times Literary Supplement
' ... if you want serious reflection and food for thought in what is far more than a mere chronicle, then Emerson is a historically reliable, aesthetically curious companion.' David Nice BBC Music Magazine
'Emerson manages to flesh out the man's character and to offer plausible theories as to the reasons for Musorgsky's decline.' The Musical Times
Book Description
This is a brief biography of Russia's greatest musical dramatist, Modest Musorgsky (1839-1881), known the world over for his opera Boris Godunov, for his innovative realistic art songs, and for his pianistic work "Pictures at an Exhibition." Yet during his life Musorgsky had no institutional connections, no "degree," no family of his own, not even a permanent address. This book emphasizes the psychological and economic factors that contributed to the composer's remarkable autodidactic rise and tragic, premature end.
The Life of Musorgsky (Musical Lives)
The Life of Musorgsky (Musical Lives),Caryl Emerson,Cambridge University Press,052148507X,1839-1881,Biography,Biography / Autobiography,Composers,Composers & Musicians - Classical Composers,General,Music,Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich,,Russia,Composers & musicians,Music / General,Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich,--1839-1881,Opera
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