Musorgsky and His Circle A Russian Musical Adventure

The extraordinary group of Russian composers who came together in St Petersburg in the 1860s - long known as 'The Mighty Handful', but, as the moguchaya kuchka, better translated as 'the great little heap' - gave rise to one of the most fascinating and colourful stories in all musical history. Stephen Walsh, author of a major biography of their direct successor, Stravinsky, has written an absorbing account of Musorgsky and his circle - Borodin, Cui, Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov. With little or no musical education they created works of lasting significance - Musorgsky's Boris Godunov, Borodin's Prince Igor and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade. Written with deep understanding and panache, The Kuchka, is highly engaging and a significant contribution to cultural history.

ISBN:	9780571245628
Publisher:	Faber & Faber
Imprint:	Faber & Faber
Published date:	07 Nov 2013
DEWEY:	780.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xiv, 469 , 8 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	786g
Height:	237mm
Width:	170mm
Spine width:	40mm

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