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Lost in the stars : the forgotten musical life of Alexander Siloti / Charles F. Barber.
| Author/creator | Barber, Charles |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2002. |
| Description | xix, 431 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, music, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Beginnings -- With Liszt at Weimar -- From Weimar to Moscow -- On tour, 1892-1900 -- Home again -- Rachmaninoff [Rachmaninov] -- St. Petersburg, city and culture -- The Siloti concerts of 1903-1917 -- The October Revolution -- Wandering -- America, 1922-1945 -- Teaching in New York -- In our times -- Appendix A. The Siloti concert programs, 1903-1917 ; Appendix B. People's free concert programs, 1915-1917 ; Appendix C. Siloti publishers and worklist of editions and transcriptions -- Discography. Studio recordings of Siloti transcriptions by other artists ; 1924 Siloti Duo-Art catalogue -- Personalia. |
| Abstract | Alexander Siloti (1863-1945), a name associated with musical greats such as Tchaikovsky, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff, was a pianist, conductor, impresario, advocate for new music, and mentor of new composers; a musical great in his own right. This book is the recreation of the vital times in which Siloti lived: the St. Petersburg musical culture and Russia's Silver Age of music. The author highlights Siloti's move to America, where he spent his days teaching, far away from his remarkable career that earned him glowing reviews in Russia. He also focuses on Siloti's own tastes and aesthetics and his role in the broader artistic life of his era. The text also examines the "why" behind Siloti's almost forgotten legacy and discusses the slow reappearance of Siloti's music in our times, partly due to the ardent work of his admirers. |
| Local note | Joyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING Bach transcriptions / Alexander Silotti ; James Barbagallo, piano. SEARCH BY AUTHOR, TITLE, OR CALL NUMBER CD-6055. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-383), discography (pages 385-392), and index. |
| LCCN | 2002017587 |
| ISBN | 0810841088 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML417.S634 B37 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |