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pp.562.”This first-ever biography of Nabokov follows the fascinating stages of his life: a privileged childhood before the Revolution; the beginnings of a promising musical career launched under the aegis of Diaghilev; his involvement in anti-Stalinist causes in the first years of the Cold War; his participation in the Congress for Cultural Freedom; his role as cultural advisor to the Mayor of Berlin and director of the Berlin Festival in the early 1960s; his American academic and musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s. Nabokov is unique not only in that he was involved on a high level in international cultural politics, but also in that his life intersected at all times with a vast array of people within – and also well beyond – the confines of classical music.
Drawing on a vast array of primary sources, Vincent Giroud’s biography opens a window into history for readers interested in twentieth-century music, Russian emigration, and the Cold War, particularly in its cultural aspects. Musicians and musicologists interested in Nabokov as a composer, or in twentieth century Russian composers in general, will find in this book information not available anywhere else.”heavy book additional postage will apply
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| ISBN | 0199399891 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780199399895 | |
| Number of pages | 562 | |
| Original Title | Nicolas Nabokov: A Life in Freedom and Music | |
| Published Date | 2015 | |
| Book Condition | Very good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Oxford | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | Music | |
| Author: | Vincent Giroud | |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
pp.562.”This first-ever biography of Nabokov follows the fascinating stages of his life: a privileged childhood before the Revolution; the beginnings of a promising musical career launched under the aegis of Diaghilev; his involvement in anti-Stalinist causes in the first years of the Cold War; his participation in the Congress for Cultural Freedom; his role as cultural advisor to the Mayor of Berlin and director of the Berlin Festival in the early 1960s; his American academic and musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s. Nabokov is unique not only in that he was involved on a high level in international cultural politics, but also in that his life intersected at all times with a vast array of people within – and also well beyond – the confines of classical music.
Drawing on a vast array of primary sources, Vincent Giroud’s biography opens a window into history for readers interested in twentieth-century music, Russian emigration, and the Cold War, particularly in its cultural aspects. Musicians and musicologists interested in Nabokov as a composer, or in twentieth century Russian composers in general, will find in this book information not available anywhere else.”heavy book additional postage will apply
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
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