A biography of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, published in
collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. One of the most popular
classical composers of all time, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
has often been dismissed by critics as a conservative, nostalgic
holdover of the nineteenth century and a composer fundamentally
hostile to musical modernism. The original essays collected here
show how he was more responsive to aspects of contemporary musical
life than is often thought, and how his deeply felt sense of
Russianness coexisted with an appreciation of American and European
culture. In particular, the essays document his involvement with
intellectual and artistic circles in prerevolutionary Moscow and
how the form of modernity they promoted shaped his early output.
This volume represents one of the first serious explorations of
Rachmaninoff's successful career as a composer, pianist, and
conductor, first in late Imperial Russia, and then after emigration
in both the United States and interwar Europe. Shedding light on
some unfamiliar works, especially his three operas and his many
songs, the book also includes a substantial number of new documents
illustrating Rachmaninoff's celebrity status in America.
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