Nicolas Medtner - His Life and Music

Nicholas Medtner (1880-1951) has always been a neglected figure in the history of Russian music, and yet his friend Rachmaninoff considered him the greatest of contemporary composers.

List of contents

Contents: List of plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1880-1900 Childhood and conservatoire; 1900-1903 Start of a career; 1903-1906 Personal turmoil; 1906-1909 German sojourn; 1909-1911 Conservatoire professor; 1911-1914 Friends and critics; 1914-1917 War; 1917-1921 Revolution; 1921-1925 A life abroad; 1925-1927 Return to Russia; 1927-1930 Britain and America; 1930-1935 The Muse and the Fashion; 1935-1939 Move to England; 1939-1945 Second World War; 1945-1951 Indian Fairy Tale; Notes; Index of Medtner's Works; Index of persons and works referred to in the text.

About the author

Barrie Martyn

Summary

Nicholas Medtner (1880-1951) has always been a neglected figure in the history of Russian music, and yet his friend Rachmaninoff considered him the greatest of contemporary composers.

Product details

• Authors: Barrie Martyn, Martyn Barrie
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.06.1995
• EAN: 9780859679596
• ISBN: 978-0-85967-959-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Weight: 589 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Russia, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Composers and songwriters, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music