Russians on Russian Music, 1830-1880: An AnthologyStuart Campbell 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. |
Contents
Chapter One Glinkas operas | 1 |
Chapter Two The 1840s and 1850s | 38 |
Chapter Three The Conservatoire controversy a cash of ideals | 64 |
Chapter Four New ideas about opera | 94 |
Chapter Five New operas | 141 |
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