| Uniform title | Aleksandr Kastalʹskiĭ. English |
| Contents |
The Kastalsky family -- The origins of reform -- In search of a 'Russian style' -- The nation - a Powerful Force -- 'Moscow will come into its own!' -- History stretching back into the past -- Smolensky's reforms -- 'New antiquity' -- Kastalsky's discovery -- At the crossroads -- The Moscow school of ethnographers -- Historical reconstructions -- All-night vigil -- A conservatoire for sacred music -- At the height of his fame -- Musical 'plays' -- 'Requiem for fallen brothers' -- The late sacred choral music -- The end of the synodal school's history -- 'Wretched old age has set in' -- Kastalsky and Asafyev. |
| Abstract |
Alexander Kastalsky (1856-1926) was a leading composer in the field of Russian church music whose work determined the course of its development in that period. An inspiration to composers such as Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky, he became a well-known ethnographer as well during the latter part of his life. This study of Kastalsky and his music was originally published in Russian in 1999 and was the first book to provide a full account of the composer's life and works. This English edition also makes available a large amount of information about Russian church music of the late Imperial period generally, a topic which for many decades was not allowed to be studied in the USSR. |
| General note | Translation and 2nd version of S.G. Zvereva's Aleksandr Kastalʹskiĭ, including results of the author's research conducted since the original 1999 publication. |
| General note | "List of Kastalsky's published compositions and arrangements": pages 234-246. |
| General note | "List of Kastalsky's published writings and interviews": pages 247-248. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002034249 |
| ISBN | 0754609758 (alk. paper) |
