3/08/2015

Anton Rubinstein: A Life in Music by Philip S. Taylor - 2007

English | June 14, 2007 | ISBN: 0253348714 | 376 Pages | PDF | 4,7 MB
The first modern biography in English of Russian composer-pianist Anton Rubinstein, this book places Rubinstein within the context of Russian and western European musical culture during the late 19th century, exploring his rise to international fame from humble origins in Bessarabia, as well as his subsequent rapid decline and marginalization in later musical culture.