Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Beginning in 1926, Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival, he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians, many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author, he built a large file of review, articles, and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This collection brings together the cream of this material in 4 volumes.

• Volume Two Russian and Soviet Music and Composers, Preface, PART I THE ROOTS OF RUSSIAN MUSIC 1 Russian Music 2 Russian Folk Music 3 Russian Music in Art Songs PART II SOME MAJOR COMPOSERS 4 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Muscovy's Musical Merlin 5 Alexander Glaszunov: Keeper of Russian Tradition 6 Reinhold Gliere 7 Alexander Scriabin 8 Nikolai Miakovsky: The Man of Twenty-Three Symphonies 9 Alexander Tcherepnin-Septuagenarian 10 Igor Stravinsky 11 Serge Prokofiev: His Status in Soviet Music 12 Dmitri Dmitrievitch Shostakovitch 13 Shostakovitch's Wat Symphony 14 Shostakovitch after the Seventh PART III AFTER THE REVOLUTION 15 Development of Soviet Music 16 The Soviet Opera 17 Soviet Composers in War and revolution 18 Soviet Music at Quarter-Century Mark 19 The Changing Style of Soviet Music 20 A Tune in Soviet Music 21 Schoenbeg in the Soviet Mirror PART IV PERSONAL EXPERINCES 11 Russia Revisited 23 Stimulating Talk Reveal Extraordinary Paradoxes 24 Moscow: Musical Interlude 25 Cultural Explosion in the USSR Index.