Igor Stravinsky /

"Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was perhaps the twentieth century's most feted composer, a leading light of modernism and a restlessly creative artist. This book traces the story of Stravinsky's life and work, setting him in the context of the turbulent times in which he lived. Born in R...

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Main Author: Cross, Jonathan, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2015
Series:Critical lives (London, England)
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • A son of St Petersburg
  • Russian ballets
  • Portrait of a scandal
  • A first exile : Switzerland, war and revolution
  • A creative epiphany : Paris, style and neoclassicism
  • To the glory of God
  • An extraordinary creative partnership : Stravinsky and Balanchine
  • Another war, another country
  • An opera about opera
  • A crisis and a way forward
  • A citizen of the modern world.