First English language edition of this book Nicely illustrated with photos, scores, drawings and siloutettes. List of works, Chronology, Iconography, index.

Prokofiev ([Library of composers)

Arts & Photography

Samuel, Claude

Music

Grossman Publishers

Prokofiev

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Penguin??Books

Born in Russia in 1891, Serge Prokofiev tirelessly devoted himself to the search for a new, individual music. His rich creative life coincided with the artistic, cultural, and political tumult that forged the early life of the Soviet Union. When first performed, much of Prokofiev's work was greeted with scorn and derision. However, the fiery Russian composer went on to exert an influence on modern music which is still being felt to this day.This study by one France's most eminent musicologists gives a detailed account of Prokofiev's development as a composer, including his progressive search for new musical forms and his heady collaborations with Serge Diaghilev's fabulous Ballets Russes.The book is heavily illustrated throughout with many rare photographs and drawings, as well as scores, costume designs and choreographic sketches.

Prokofiev (Illustrated Calderbook, CB 74)

Marion Boyars

Text: English, French (translation)

Conversations with Olivier Messiaen

Stainer & Bell

Gyorgy Ligeti in Conversation With Peter Varnai, Josef Hausler, Claude Samuel and Himself

Ligeti, Gyorgy

Varnai, Peter

Hausler, Josef

Da Capo Pr

(Amadeus). Olivier Messiaen is widely revered as a great 20th-century composer. His distinctive music was born of his fascination with experimental modes, complex rhythms, metallic sonorities, and above all, bird songs. In these conversations, Messiaen talks candidly about his sources of inspiration, musical methods, and aesthetic views.

Olivier Messiaen: Music and Color: Conversations with Claude Samuel

Hal Leonard

(Amadeus). In these conversations with French journalist and critic Claude Samuel, the famous cellist and the esteemed diva tell the dramatic story from their 1955 marriage (four days after meeting!) onward.

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Amadeus Press

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