Musorgsky and his circle : a Russian musical adventure / Stephen Walsh.
"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 fascinating and colourful stories in...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Faber & Faber,
2013.
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| Summary: | "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 fascinating 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 and Rimsky-Korsakov. 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, The Kuchka, is highly engaging and a significant contribution to cultural history."--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 469 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780571245628 0571245625 9780571311149 0571311148 0307272443 9780307272447 |