Russians on Russian Music, 1830}}}1880 An Anthology [Hardcover]

This substantial anthology of Russian writing on Russian music features the most influential critics of music in nineteenth-century Russia.The volume reveals, through contemporary Russian eyes, how the foundations of the hugely popular Russian classical repertory were laid, providing a vivid picture of the musical life of the opera house and the concert hall from which this repertory sprang.The volume reveals, through contemporary Russian eyes, how the foundations of the hugely popular Russian classical repertory were laid, providing a vivid picture of the musical life of the opera house and the concert hall from which this repertory sprang.Tchaikovsky not only composed, he also wrote about music. This substantial anthology of Russian writing on Russian music features the most influential critics of music in nineteenth-century Russia. They wrote on the first two generations of Russian composers from Glinka to Musorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. The volume reveals through contemporary Russian eyes how the foundations of the hugely popular Russian classical repertory were laid, providing a vivid picture of the musical life of the opera house and the concert hall from which this repertory sprang.Preface; Introduction; List of sources; 1. Glinka's operas; 2. The 1840s and 1850s; 3. The Conservatoire controversy - a clash of ideals; 4. New ideas about opera; 5. New operas; 6. The 1860s, opera apart; 7. Opera in the 1870s; 8. The 1870s, opera apart; Index. ...essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth-century Russian vocal and orchestral music....The translations are fluid....The Volume is a please on several levels. Not only does it make engrossing reading for Slavists, but it fills a major gap for those whose major background is in music rather than in Russia. Slavic and East European Journal This important volume should be in every academic library. W.E. Grim, Choice