Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Igor Stravinsky (1882 -- 1971) is widely regarded as this century's most versatile and adventurous composer. He began his dazzling career in association with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, but three years after his first brilliant success with The Firebird he provoked the most riotous first night of the century with The Rite of Spring. Subsequently, his music underwent many stylistic changes as public and private pressures drove him from Russia to Switzerland, France and finally Hollywood.
Synopsis
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is regarded as the inventor of modern music, his phenomenal achievements being comparable to those of his close friend and contemporary Pablo Picasso. This comprehensive biography traces the influences that informed his style and sets all his major works into context; above all the book concentrates on Stravinsky's creativity, describing how his musical mind worked and relating this to his complex and fascinating personality.