Nikolay Myaskovsky

A Composer and His Times

Patrick Zuk (Royalty Account)

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English

The Boydell Press
18 June 2021

Music; Theory of music & musicology; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Crusades

Drawing on a wealth of unexplored sources, this biography offers the first comprehensive critical reappraisal of the life and works of Nikolay Myaskovsky. Zuk's account is far removed from Cold War cliches of the regimented Soviet artist or sentimental stereotypes of persecuted genius. 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Winner. Drawing on a wealth of unexplored documentation, this biography reappraises the life and work of Nikolay Myaskovsky (1881-1950) - a central figure in twentieth-century Russian musical culture.

The story of Myaskovsky's unlikely rise to prominence is an absorbing one. Destined by family tradition for a military career, he was 25 before he could leave the army and devote himself to music. He had just begun to emerge as a young composer of promise when he was called up for active service on Russia's western front in August 1914. On returning to civilian life in 1921, he played a major role in revitalising professional musical activity after the depredations of the Civil War years. His career vividly illustrates the challenges facing artists as they sought to work out a modus vivendi with Soviet power.

Zuk's account depicts the composer and his milieu against the backdrop of his turbulent times, examining his involvement with Soviet musical institutions and his relationships with Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and other notable musicians. The portrait is far removed from Cold War cliches of the regimented Soviet artist or sentimental stereotypes of persecuted genius. Myaskovsky emerges as a man who displayed remarkable courage and integrity in the face of many pressures. The book also brings into focus the distinctive nature of Myaskovsky's creative achievement and affirms his stature as a leading symphonist of the era.

By: Patrick Zuk (Royalty Account)
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781783275755
ISBN 10: 1783275758
Pages: 582
Publication Date: 18 June 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

PATRICK ZUK is Professor of Music at Durham University.

Reviews for Nikolay Myaskovsky: A Composer and His Times

Both in word and in deed, Myaskovsky was truly the artistic conscience of Soviet music. How rarely such warm words came his way during his lifetime. But at long last now, 71 years after his death, we have a book that reveals how richly deserved they were.... Zuk has done music lovers an immense service in this book. In its depth of research, it is far and away the finest study of its subject, and it stands alongside the best books on Soviet music: its accounts of the ideological turning points of Revolution, Cultural Revolution and Socialist Realism are models of their kind. -- David Fanning * Gramophone *