Barrie Martyn

Nicolas Medtner

His Life and Music

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nicholas Medtner (1880-1951) has always been a neglected figure in the history of Russian music, and yet his friend Rachmaninoff considered him the greatest of contemporary composers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781138248953
• ISBN-10: 1138248959
• Artikelnr.: 49136495

Autorenporträt

Barrie Martyn

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: List of plates
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1880-1900 Childhood and conservatoire
1900-1903 Start of a career
1903-1906 Personal turmoil
1906-1909 German sojourn
1909-1911 Conservatoire professor
1911-1914 Friends and critics
1914-1917 War
1917-1921 Revolution
1921-1925 A life abroad
1925-1927 Return to Russia
1927-1930 Britain and America
1930-1935 The Muse and the Fashion
1935-1939 Move to England
1939-1945 Second World War
1945-1951 Indian Fairy Tale
Notes
Index of Medtner's Works
Index of persons and works referred to in the text.