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Yevgeny Mravinsky
The Noble Conductor
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2005
Summary
The last of a long line of distinguished Russian aristocrats, Yevgeny Mravinsky emerges from the 20th Century musical scene as a noble conductor and exceptional treasure of Soviet culture. His friendship of some forty years with Dmitri Shostakovich led to the opening of that composer's music to the Soviet public in spite of the State's condemnation of Shostakovich's work in the influential newspaper Pravda. His associations with many other prominent musicians were instrumental in bringing their works into the Soviet consciousness.
In these pages, the family history, major formative life events, and the many musical accomplishments of Mravinsky are chronicled, revealing an introverted musician who put all his feelings into his interpretation of the scores he conducted. It was Mravinsky who was largely responsible for introducing the Soviet people in the 20th Century to the music of Debussy, Scriabin, and Stravinsky.
Along with those of Feodor Chalyapin, George Balanchine, Nikolai Cherkasov, and Yuri Grigorovich, Mravinsky's life reveals much about the psychology and credo of the artist in the Soviet State. Enriched with rare photographs of Mravinsky in his various milieus, and a helpful chronology and bibliography, this study will be of great significance to students of Russian history, music history, and the creative process.
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Copyright year
2005
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-5427-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-7453-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
281
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Chronology No access
1: The Mrovinskys No access Pages 1 - 13
2: "Zhenya" No access Pages 14 - 25
3: The Conservatoire No access Pages 26 - 40
4: "A Future Conductor of World Class" No access Pages 41 - 51
5: The Leningrad Philharmonic No access Pages 52 - 63
6: The Year 1937 No access Pages 64 - 76
7: The Chief Conductor No access Pages 77 - 96
8: Evacuation No access Pages 97 - 105
9: The Great War No access Pages 106 - 124
10: The Great Victory No access Pages 125 - 149
11: The Year 1953 No access Pages 150 - 161
12: Inna No access Pages 162 - 193
13: The Unfortunate Thirteenth No access Pages 194 - 202
14: The Years of Crisis No access Pages 203 - 224
15: The Patriarch No access Pages 225 - 245
16: The Last Concerts No access Pages 246 - 256
Appendix A: Andrey Zolotov Interview of Yevgeny Mravinsky No access Pages 257 - 260
Appendix B: Selected Discography No access Pages 261 - 262
Bibliography No access Pages 263 - 271
Index No access Pages 272 - 279
About the Author No access Pages 280 - 281
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