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Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music

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Description for Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music Paperback. An indispensable and captivating document, now back in print! Series: Russian Music Studies. Num Pages: 520 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 856.

Sergei Rachmaninoff
A Lifetime in Music
Sergei Bertensson and Jay Leyda, with the assistance of Sophia Satina
With a new introduction by David Butler Cannata
An indispensable and captivating document, now back in print!

Throughout his career as composer, conductor, and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) was an intensely private individual. When Bertensson and Leyda's 1956 biography appeared, it lifted the veil of secrecy from several areas of Rachmaninoff's life, especially concerning the genesis of his compositions and how their critical reception affected him.

The authors consulted a number of people who knew Rachmaninoff, who worked with him, and who corresponded with ... Read more

Sergei Bertensson, who knew Rachmaninoff, published other works on music and film, often with a documentary emphasis.

Jay Leyda wrote extensively on Russian music and film, as well as on American literature.

David Butler Cannata is Professor of Music at Boyer College of Music, Temple University.

Sophia Satina was Rachmaninoff's sister-in-law and cousin.

Russian Music Studies—Malcolm Hamrick Brown, founding editor

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Product Details

Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Russian Music Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253214218
SKU
V9780253214218
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About Sergei Bertensson
Sergei Bertensson, who knew Rachmaninoff, published works on music and film, often with a documentary emphasis. Jay Leyda wrote extensively on Russian Music and film, as well as on American literature. David Butler Cannata is Professor of Music History at Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University.

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