Description
| Product ID: | 9781803993454 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Rachmaninoff |
| Subtitle: | The Last of the Great Romantics |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Scott |
| Page Count: | 306 |
| Subjects: | Art music, orchestral and formal music, Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900), Art music, orchestral and formal music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: historical, political and military, 20th century & contemporary classical music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: historical, political & military, Russia, New York, California, c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A revealing insight into Rachmaninoff's intense and often melodramatic life The musical child of Russia’s golden age, Sergei Rachmaninoff, was the last of the great Romantics. Scorned by the musical establishment until very recently, his music received hostile reviews from critics and other composers. Conversely, it never failed to find widespread popular acclaim, and today he is one of the most popular composers of all time. Biographer Michael Scott investigates Rachmaninoff’s intense and often melodramatic life, following him from imperial Russia to his years of exile as a wandering virtuoso and his death in Beverly Hills during the Second World War, worn out by his punishing schedule. In this remarkable biography which relates the man to his music, Michael Scott tells the colourful story of a life that spanned two centuries and two continents. His original research from the Russian archives, so long closed to writers from the West, brings us closer to the spirit of a man who genuinely believed that music could be both good and popular, a belief that is now triumphantly vindicated. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-04 |