Author: MORRISON, SIMON ALEXANDER
Title: The people's artist : Prokofiev's Soviet years
Description: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2009. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 491 pages; Physical desc. : ix. 491 p. 16 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject: Composers --Russia --Prokofiev. Sergey (1891-1953) --Soviet Union --Biography --Intellectual life --20th century music ; Composers and musicians biography and autobiography / Composers & Musicians / General Composers and musicians ; 20th century music ; Keyboard instruments ; Biography and autobiography: film. television. music. theatre. Series: Oxford scholarship online. Summary: 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.Weight in Kg appr.:

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