The Three Apostles of Russian Music: The Soviet Avant-Garde [Paperback]

The Three Apostles of Russian Music looks at three figures in the Soviet avant-garde who led modernist music in the 1920s. Mosolov, Popov, and Roslavets were popular composers who are now unfortunately forgotten. These remarkable musicians produced compositions like the sensational machine music Foundry by Mosolov. The first symphony by Popov attracted musicians in Europe and America but was banned after the premiere, while Roslavets discovered serialism before Schoenberg, opening up a new trend in modernism. This book is the first study in English of the work, lives, and legacies of these apostles of the Russian avant-garde.Gregor Tassie writes for Musical Opinion, Classical Record Collector, Gramophone, and has worked as a consultant for BBC Radio.

Based on extensive archival research, this study explores the cultural background, lives, and careers of Soviet composers Nikolay Roslavets (18801944), Gavriil Popov (190472), and Alexander Mosolov (190073), all of whom are virtually unknown outside Russia&. Tassie describes the thought processes and accomplishments of these gifted composers in meticulous detail&. [W]ith this volume they are finally getting well-deserved attention beyond their country. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. Choice Reviews

Gregor Tassie is inseparably connected with cultural figures of the Soviet Union and Russia. His biographies about such outstanding figures as Nikolay Myaskovsky, Kirill Kondrashin, and Yevgeny Mravinsky leave a huge impression, not only through the brightness of his language as a writer but also as a real expert whose works are interesting and informative to read. I am sure that his The Three Apostles of Russian Music: The Soviet Avant-Garde will be a huge success among connoisseurs, music lovers, and critics. Alexander Sladkovsky, Director and Conductor, Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra

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