Igor Stravinsky, the Rake's progress / Paul Griffiths ; with Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft, and Gabriel Josipovici
1982. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #444288
Physical description: xiv, 109 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Series: Cambridge opera handbooks. Contents: The composer's view / Igor Stravinsky -- The makers and their work -- A note on the sketches and the two versions of the libretto / Robert Craft -- Synopsis -- Performance history -- Some thoughts on the libretto / Gabriel Josipovici -- In an operatic graveyard: Act III scene 2 -- Progress and return -- Discography / Malcolm Walker. Subjects: Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971. Rake's progress. Composers Russia ; Biography. Operas Analysis, appreciation. Opera 20th century Analysis, appreciation.
Price: €25.00