Boris Asafyev

Symphonic Etudes

Portraits of Russian Operas and Ballets
Übersetzer: Haas, David

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a full translation, with introduction and annotations, of Symphonic Etudes, first published in 1922 by the eminent twentieth-century scholar and critic Boris Asafyev. Each chapter focuses on one or more operas and ballets by Russian composers, viewed from the perspectives of musical style and psychology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 165mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780810857001
• ISBN-10: 0810857006
• Artikelnr.: 23015465

Autorenporträt

By Boris Asafyev - Translated by David Haas

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Translator's Preface Part 2 Introduction: Igor Glebov and the
Audiences of Symphonic Etudes Chapter 3 1. A Slavonic Liturgy to Eros
Chapter 4 2. Intermezzo I Chapter 5 3. Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
(1844-1908) Chapter 6 4. The Maid of Pskov Chapter 7 5. May Night Chapter 8
6. Snow-Maiden (A Tale of Spring) Chapter 9 7. Incantations Chapter 10 8.
Christmas Eve (A True-Life Carol) Chapter 11 9. The Problem of a City Made
Visible Chapter 12 10. Tale Chapter 13 11. The Legend of the Invisible City
Chapter 14 12. Kingdom of Skomorokhi Chapter 15 13. Intermezzo II Chapter
16 14. The Operas of Tchaikovsky Chapter 17 15. The Queen of Spades Chapter
18 16. Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839-1881): Toward a Reappraisal of His
Works Chapter 19 17. Intermezzo III Chapter 20 18. Igor Stravinsky and His
Ballets Chapter 21 19. In Lieu of a Finale Part 22 Index of Russian Operas,
Ballets, and Principal Roles Part 23 General Index Part 24 About the Author