The People's Artist by Simon Morrison
A detailed chronicle of Prokofiev's career from 1932 to 1953, based on exclusive and extensive research conducted at several Russian archives. Prokofiev's Soviet Years examines Prokofiev's decision to relocate to Stalin's Russia in 1936, the mandated rewriting of such major works as Romeo and Juliet and War and Peace, and the composer's aesthetic and spiritual views.
painstakingly describe[s] the circumstances surrounding Prokofiev in his final years * GS. Smith, Times Literary Supplement *
The People's Artist: Prokofiev's Soviet Years should be on every serious music lover's Christmas list. * David Gutman, Gramophone *
comprehensive documentary study... absolutely indispensable to anyone even casually interested in this field, and all scholars working in Soviet music studies have reason to be grateful to Simon Morisson for his pioneering work * Music and Letters *
The People's Artist: Prokofiev's Soviet Years should be on every serious music lover's Christmas list. * David Gutman, Gramophone *
comprehensive documentary study... absolutely indispensable to anyone even casually interested in this field, and all scholars working in Soviet music studies have reason to be grateful to Simon Morisson for his pioneering work * Music and Letters *
Associate Professor of Music, Princeton University, and author, Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement (Cal UP, 2002).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195181678 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195181670 |
| Title | The People's Artist |
| Author | Simon Morrison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2008-11-27 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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