Anton Rubinstein

A Life in Music

By: Philip S. Taylor

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Hardcover | 1 May 2007

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The first modern biography in English of Russian composer-pianist Anton Rubinstein, this book places Rubinstein within the context of Russian and western European musical culture during the late 19th century, exploring his rise to international fame from humble origins in Bessarabia, as well as his subsequent rapid decline and marginalization in later musical culture. Taylor provides a balanced account of Rubinstein's life and his career as a piano virtuoso, conductor, composer, and as the founder of Russia's first conservatory. Widely considered the virtuosic heir to Liszt, and recognized internationally as an equivalent cultural icon, he performed with most leading musicians of the day, including Liszt himself, Joachim, Clara Schumann, Vieuxtemps, Wieniawski, Saint-Saens, and Ysaye.

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" ... this is a valuable, much-needed and important study... I for one take my hat off to the author for a remarkable achievement."--Jeremy Nicholas, Gramaphone February 2008

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Note on Transliteration	p. xxvii
Abbreviations for Sources	p. xxix
Prologue: The Historical Context	p. 1
Return to Russia and First Opera, 1848-53	p. 22
Foreign Tour, 1854-59	p. 46
The Founding of the Russian Music Society and Russia's First Conservatory, 1859-67	p. 82
Europe and America Concert Tour, 1867-73	p. 123
A Villa at Peterhof and Operatic Successes, 1873-85	p. 156
The Historical Concerts and Second Term as Director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1885-91	p. 194
Dresden, 1891-94	p. 220
Appendixes	p. 239
Notes	p. 283
Bibliography	p. 309
Index	p. 319
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