Biographies, Classical Composers, Nikolai Myaskovsky

Both in word and in deed, Myaskovsky was truly "the artistic conscience of Soviet music." How rarely such warm words came his way during his lifetime. But at long last now, 71 years after his... — Gramophone Magazine More…

Miaskovsky (1881-1950) has been long overdue for a competent biography, and Gregor Tassie supplies that need. It's a biography WH Auden would have praised. . . .Tassie's book is a worthwhile... — American Record Guide More…