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Kingdom and a Village
A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow
Inbunden, 2026
280 kr
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An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics'Monumental' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A marvellous book' HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of The Rebel Romanov‘Every page pulses with individual stories and …
Tchaikovsky's Empire
A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer
Inbunden, 2024
322 kr
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A thrilling new biography of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—composer of some of the world’s most popular orchestral and theatrical music“A lively, argumentative and thoughtful reflection on one of the 19th century’s most important musical figures.”—Michael O’Donnell, Wall Street JournalTchaikovsky is …
Tchaikovsky's Empire
A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer
Häftad, 2026
241 kr
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A thrilling new biography of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—composer of some of the world’s most popular orchestral and theatrical music“A lively, argumentative and thoughtful reflection on one of the 19th century’s most important musical figures.”—Michael O’Donnell, Wall Street JournalTchaikovsky is …
Bolshoi Confidential - Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
Inbunden, 2016
349 kr
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Bolshoi Confidential
Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
Häftad, 2017
171 kr
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On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, dragging one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal. In Bolshoi Confidential, renowned musicologist Simon Morrison shows how the attack, and its torrid …
The People's Artist
Prokofiev's Soviet Years
Häftad, 2010
535 kr
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A study in contrasts, the career of Sergey Prokofiev spanned the globe, leaving him witness to the most significant political and historical events of the first half of the twentieth century. In 1918, after completing a program of studies at the St. Petersburg conservatory, Prokofiev escaped Russia …
Funeral Games in Honor of Arthur Vincent Lourié
Av Klara Moricz, Klára Móricz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1909 kr
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Funeral Games in Honor of Arthur Vincent Lourié explores the varied aesthetic impulses and ever-evolving personal motivations of Russian composer Arthur Lourié. A St. Petersburg native allied with the Futurist movement and profoundly sympathetic to Silver Age decadence, Lourié was swept away by the …
Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement
Inbunden, 2002
926 kr
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An aesthetic, historical, and theoretical study of four scores, Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement is a groundbreaking and imaginative treatment of the important yet neglected topic of Russian opera in the Silver Age. Spanning the gap between the supernatural Russian music of the nineteenth …
Sergey Prokofiev and His World
Häftad, 2008
463 kr
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Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the most popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. The story of his prodigious childhood in tsarist Russia, maturation in the West, and rise and fall as a Stalinist-era composer is filled with unresolved questions. Sergey …
Bolshoi Confidential
Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
Häftad, 2017
226 kr
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A critical triumph, Simon Morrison’s “sweeping and authoritative” (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet’s magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director, making …
Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
The Story of Lina and Serge Prokofiev
Häftad, 2014
187 kr
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As heard on Radio 4 Book of the WeekLina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. First enraptured by the young pianist and rising …
A Kingdom and a Village: A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow
Inbunden, 2026
403 kr
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An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city defined by its survival and reinvention, and whose rich history offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics The city of Moscow stands at the center of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, 11 time zones, and …
Mirror in the Sky
The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks
Inbunden, 2022
228 kr
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A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar.Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century.This biography from distinguished music historian Simon …
Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement, Second Edition
Inbunden, 2019
626 kr
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Acclaimed for treading new ground in operatic studies of the period, Simon Morrison’s influential and now-classic text explores music and the occult during the Russian Symbolist movement. Including previously unavailable archival materials about Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, this wholly revised …
Bolshoi Confidential
Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
E-bok, 2016
141 kr
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On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal.Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been …
Bolshoi Confidential
Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
Ljudbok, 2016
225 kr
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On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal.Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been …
The People's Artist
Prokofiev's Soviet Years
Inbunden, 2008
2697 kr
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A study in contrasts, the career of Sergey Prokofiev spanned the globe, leaving him witness to the most significant political and historical events of the first half of the twentieth century. In 1918, after completing a program of studies at the St. Petersburg conservatory, Prokofiev escaped Russia …
People's Artist
Prokofiev's Soviet Years
E-bok, 2008
353 kr
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Sergey Prokofiev was one of the twentieth century''s greatest composers--and one of its greatest mysteries. Until now. In The People''s Artist , Simon Morrison draws on groundbreaking research to illuminate the life of this major composer, deftly analyzing Prokofiev''s music in light of new …
Funeral Games in Honor of Arthur Vincent Lourie
Av Simon Morrison, Klara Moricz
E-bok, 2014
1246 kr
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Funeral Games in Honor of Arthur Vincent Lourié explores the varied aesthetic impulses and ever-evolving personal motivations of Russian composer Arthur Lourié. A St. Petersburg native allied with the Futurist movement and profoundly sympathetic to Silver Age decadence, Lourié was swept away by …
People's Artist
Prokofiev's Soviet Years
E-bok, 2010
353 kr
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Sergey Prokofiev was one of the twentieth century''s greatest composers--and one of its greatest mysteries. Until now. In The People''s Artist , Simon Morrison draws on groundbreaking research to illuminate the life of this major composer, deftly analyzing Prokofiev''s music in light of new …
Mirror in the Sky
The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks
Häftad, 2024
184 kr
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A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar.Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century.This biography from distinguished music historian Simon …
Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement
E-bok, 2002
1140 kr
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An aesthetic, historical, and theoretical study of four scores, Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement is a groundbreaking and imaginative treatment of the important yet neglected topic of Russian opera in the Silver Age. Spanning the gap between the supernatural Russian music of the nineteenth …
Sergey Prokofiev and His World
E-bok, 2018
604 kr
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Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the most popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. The story of his prodigious childhood in tsarist Russia, maturation in the West, and rise and fall as a Stalinist-era composer is filled with unresolved questions. Sergey …
Travesty Actors
Self and Theater in Stalinist Culture
Av Boris Wolfson, Simon Morrison
Häftad, 2025
442 kr
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Examining theatrical performance under Stalinist cultural mandatesTalk of Joseph Stalin's 'show trials,' the public prosecutions in Moscow's Hall of Columns in the late 1930s, is so familiar as to obscure the relationship between actual shows - in the Soviet Union's major theaters - and politics. …
Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
The Story of Lina and Serge Prokofiev
E-bok, 2013
147 kr
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As heard on Radio 4 Book of the WeekLina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. First enraptured by the young pianist and rising …
Kingdom and a Village
A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow
E-bok, 2026
394 kr
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An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics'Monumental' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A marvellous book' HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of The Rebel Romanov‘Every page pulses with individual stories and …
