Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov: Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521369763)

Caryl Emerson, a literary specialist, and Robert William Oldani, a music historian, take a new and comprehensive look at the most famous Russian opera, Musorgsky's Boris Godunov. The result is both a historical study of a famous work and an interpretative piece of scholarship. The topics discussed include: the "Boris Tale" in history, the strange story of the opera's composition and revision, its first productions at home and abroad, and an in-depth musical analysis. In the process, several frequent errors in Musorgsky scholarship are clarified and corrected. The volume contains a selection of classic texts in criticism, numerous production photographs, a bibliography and discography.

Author: Caryl Emerson, Robert William Oldani
ISBN-10: 0521369762
ISBN-13: 9780521369763
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2006
Pages: 356
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d