Böcker i Russian Music Studies-serien

A volume of essential reading and scholarship in Russian music studies that brings together 25 essays, interviews, newspaper articles, and reviews.

An indispensable and captivating document, now back in print!

The compositions of Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) are known for their exquisite construction, their unlikely embrace of material from disparate sources, their predisposition for melancholia, and their tremendous beauty. This title presents his life, his works, other composers, and a range of topics in twentieth-century music.

This close reading of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress examines the cultural context of its creation and explores its place in the broader history of opera.