Rachmaninoff: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers.Omnibus Press, 1 ago 2011 - 160 páginas In this biography, Robert Walker skilfully blends the fascinating story of Rachmaninoff's life with the historical background of his times. The author shows, too, how outside influences- the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Great War, the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression- very much affected Rachmaninoff as an artist. As well as the use of contemporary accounts, letters and reminiscences, the author has obtained recollections first-hand from distinguished musicians who knew the composer initmately and worked closely with him. The Book is illustrated throughout with photographs of the time, which are as fascinating as the text. |
Términos y frases comunes
Aleko Alexander Siloti Ampico Anton Rubinstein April artists Beethoven Bolshoi C-sharp minor Chaliapin Chopin Company completed composer’s composition concert conducted conductor debût December dedicated Dresden Eugene Ormandy February finale Fourth Concerto Fritz Kreisler gave Germany Glazunov Gutheil heard Horowitz Ivanovka January Koussevitsky Kreisler later Leopold Stokowski London Mahler March Miserly Knight months Moscow Conservatory musicians Natalia Nikisch Nikolai Nikolai Zverev Nina Koshetz November October opera Opus Paris performance Philadelphia Orchestra pianist Piano Concerto piece Prelude première published pupils Queen’s Hall Rachmaninoff began Rachmaninoff composed Rachmaninoff returned Rachmaninoff wrote Rachmaninoff’s music recital recording Royal Philharmonic Society Rubinstein Russian Safonoff Scherzo score Scriabin season Second Concerto Second Symphony Senar Sergei Skalon Slonov solo piano Sonata songs St Petersburg success summer Symphony Orchestra Taneyev Tatiana Tchaikovsky theme Third Concerto Third Symphony took Toscanini tour Tsar Vasily Victor York Philharmonic young Zverev