Part 1 Chronology Chapter 2 1. The Mrovinksys Chapter 3 2. "Zhenya" Chapter 4 3. The Conservatoire Chapter 5 4. "A Future Conductor of World Class" Chapter 6 5. The Leningrad Philharmonic Chapter 7 6. The Year 1937 Chapter 8 7. The Chief Conductor Chapter 9 8. Evacuation Chapter 10 9. The Great War Chapter 11 10. The Great Victory Chapter 12 11. The Year 1953 Chapter 13 12. Inna Chapter 14 13. The Unfortunate Thirteenth Chapter 15 14. The Years of Crisis Chapter 16 15. The Patriarch Chapter 17 16. The Last Concerts Part 18 Appendix A: Andrey Zolotov Interview of Yevgeny Mravinsky Part 19 Appendix B: Selected Discography Part 20 Bibliography Part 21 Index Part 22 About the Author
Gregor Tassie has written numerous articles on music and performance in magazines such as The Gramophone, Musical Opinion, and Classical Record Collector, has worked on research projects for the BBC and documentary films, and has contributed notes for CD programs. Mr. Tassie presently teaches in Glasgow.
This biography is highly recommended for all conductors, students
of conducting, musicologists, and for the collections of academic
and public libraries with larger music sections. It is a must read
for music historians.
*American Reference Books Annual*
...[a] fascinating new biography, which fleshes out our knowledge
of one of the most mysterious icons of 20th-century music.
*Financial Times*
...extensive use of first-hand research and impressive marshalling
of Russian-language sources, including material from the
conductor's own diaries...
*Teaching History: A Journal of Methods*
...an extraordinary story of this musical obsessive...
*Classical Music*
Tassie, who has worked in the music world for many years, offers a
biography of Russian conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903-1988) that
reveals his connection to many prominent musicians. His most
notable friendship was with Dmitri Shostakovich, whose music
Mravinsky promoted at a time when Shostakovich was being criticized
by the Soviet government. In addition to providing insight into the
Soviet music world, the book follows Mravinsky's life and musical
career throughout the twentieth century, as conductor with the
Leningrad Philharmonic. The book also contains an interview with
Andrey Zolotov, a chronology, and a selected discography.
*Reference and Research Book News*
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