Musorgsky
- Author: Brown, David
the general reader and specialist alike will value the breadth, clear exposition and enthusiasm in Brown's discussion —
Book
$36.25Special import
Contents
- Preface
- Illustrations
- 1. Childhood and early years
- 2. The making of a composer: I
- 3. The making of a composer: II
- 4. The early songs: I
- 5. Salammbo
- 6. The early songs: II
- 7. St John's Night on the Bare Mountain more songs
- 8. The Marriage: towards Boris
- 9. Boris Godunov: composition and production
- 10. Boris Godunov
- 11. Life alongside Boris - The Nursery completed, A note on Musorgsky's spelling of his name
- 12. Life alongside Boris II: Khovanshchina begun
- 13. Two relationships: Pictures at an Exhibition and Sunless
- 14. Khovanshchina
- 15. Songs and Dances of Death: Last songs
- 16. Sorochintsy Fair
- 17. Final years
- 18. Postlude: the century since
- Appendices
- A. Calendar
- B. List of works
- C. Personalia
- D. Select bibliography
- Index