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Download * Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography PDF by # Harlow Robinson eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography That Prokofiev died on the very day as Josef Stalin, his principal persecutor, was the final irony of his intense and enigmatic career.. The prolific creator of such classic popular works as Romeo and Juliet, Peter and the Wolf, and Cinderella, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was one of the most important and influential composers of the twentieth century. Drawing on unprecedented access to previously unknown or unavailable Russian-language sources, including extensive archival material, Harlow Rob
| Title | : | Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.83 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555535178 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 584 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
An opinionated, difficult man of genius, the nonpolitical Prokofiev was inevitably caught up in the revolutionary changes that took place in his native land. From Publishers Weekly More detailed and comprehensive, and less politically partisan, than previous biographies, this readable account by a professor of Slavic studies at the State Univ. And although he wrote many works glorifying the regime, he was resented for his international past and connections, his foreign manner and arrogance. in 1918, to Germany in 1922, married an elegant Spanish soprano, moved on to France and became a sophisticated Parisian. of New York deals objectively but compassionately with the life and work of a major Russian composer whose c
That Prokofiev died on the very day as Josef Stalin, his principal persecutor, was the final irony of his intense and enigmatic career.. The prolific creator of such classic popular works as Romeo and Juliet, Peter and the Wolf, and Cinderella, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was one of the most important and influential composers of the twentieth century. Drawing on unprecedented access to previously unknown or unavailable Russian-language sources, including extensive archival material, Harlow Robinson traces Prokofiev's extraordinary life from the fairy-tale world of Czarist Russia, through his many years abroad in America and Europe, to his perlexing permanent return to Moscow in 1936 under the Soviet Regime
The Mind and Music of Prokofiev Harlow Robinson spent years in Soviet Russia researching Prokofiev during the height of the Cold War. His research does not just include manuscripts and letters but also involves many personal conversations with those who knew Prokofiev and even with those who persecuted Prokofiev. As a result he navigates his way through Prokofiev's life with that added dimension of relating personally to those events. Robinson's writing is interesting and warm without being too academic or dry. This book seems to be intended for any. abc said Five Stars. wonderful biography. Riveting, and thorough R. G. W. Brown Thoroughly researched, well written, concise and to the point, full of facinating details -- this is a masterly biography of Prokofiev. I was riveted to this book from the first page to the last.
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