This first biography of Nicolas Nabokov (1903-78) reevaluates the role of the Russian-born American composer as a postwar cultural force, notably as secretary general of the Congress for Cultural Freedom in the 1950s and 1960s, and the contribution to twentieth-century music of this collaborator of Diaghilev, Stravinsky, and Balanchine.
This first biography of Nicolas Nabokov (1903-78) reevaluates the role of the Russian-born American composer as a postwar cultural force, notably as secretary general of the Congress for Cultural Freedom in the 1950s and 1960s, and the contribution to twentieth-century music of this collaborator of Diaghilev, Stravinsky, and Balanchine.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Born in France and educated at Oxford, Vincent Giroud is a cultural historian who has taught in French, British, and American institutions. He served for many years as curator of modern books and manuscripts at Yale and is currently Professor of English and Comparative Literature at The University of Franche-Comte.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Note on transliteration of Russian names and phrases Chapter 1: The Lubcza Years Chapter 2: The Petersburg Years Chapter 3: The Road to Exile Chapter 4: In Stuttgart and Berlin Chapter 5: Paris Debuts Chapter 6: Successes and Frustrations Chapter 7: New Exile Chapter 8: Engagement and Americanization Chapter 9: In Wartime Washington Chapter 10: In Postwar Germany Chapter 11: Music and the Cold War Chapter 12: Moving Center Stage Chapter 13: Masterpieces of the Twentieth Century Chapter 14: Culture Generalissimo Chapter 15: The Rasputin Years Chapter 16: Disenchantment and New Departure Chapter 17: Berlin, Don Quixote, and the CIA Chapter 18: Love's Labours Won Epilogue Checklist of Nabokov's Works and Writings Works Consulted Notes Index
Acknowledgments Introduction Note on transliteration of Russian names and phrases Chapter 1: The Lubcza Years Chapter 2: The Petersburg Years Chapter 3: The Road to Exile Chapter 4: In Stuttgart and Berlin Chapter 5: Paris Debuts Chapter 6: Successes and Frustrations Chapter 7: New Exile Chapter 8: Engagement and Americanization Chapter 9: In Wartime Washington Chapter 10: In Postwar Germany Chapter 11: Music and the Cold War Chapter 12: Moving Center Stage Chapter 13: Masterpieces of the Twentieth Century Chapter 14: Culture Generalissimo Chapter 15: The Rasputin Years Chapter 16: Disenchantment and New Departure Chapter 17: Berlin, Don Quixote, and the CIA Chapter 18: Love's Labours Won Epilogue Checklist of Nabokov's Works and Writings Works Consulted Notes Index
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