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100 1 a| Nestʹev, I. V.q| (Izrailʹ Vladimirovich),d| 1911-1993.=| ^A42230;

245 10 a| Sergei Prokofiev :b| his musical life /c| by Israel V. Nestyev ; translated from the Russian by Rose Prokofieva ; introduction by Sergei Eisenstein.;

260 a| New York :b| Alfred A. Knopf,c| 1946.;

300 a| xxvi, 193, xiv pages, 1 leaf :b| frontispiece (portrait), illustrations (music) ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| sheet2| rdacarrier;

500 a| First American edition.;

504 a| Includes catalogue of Prokofiev's works (pages 189-193).;

505 0 a| Early years. Childhood -- Years of study -- Recognition -- Sturm und Drang -- Style -- Years of wandering. Inertia of the past -- The crisis -- Soviet artist. New views -- Composition -- Maturity -- The war years.;

520 a| The composer of Peter and the Wolf, Lieutenant Kije, the opera War and Peace, and a whole repertoire of instrumental, vocal, and theatrical music is one of the foremost musicians of the twentieth century. The story of his varied life is in large part the story of the century. Prokofiev is one of the few outstanding Russian artists who have functioned within the Soviet Union after having established a world-wide reputation in western Europe and the United States before the Russian Revolution. He is also one of the few Soviet artists to have made extensive tours of the Western world up to the years of World War II. His adjustment to life in the Soviet Union, his fruitful collaboration with the movie industry, and increased prestige both within and without his own country--these are the chief events in the life of a colorful and genial young man. The author wrote the present biography during the war. It is a remarkably full and revealing life, dividing its emphasis in useful proportion between the straight biographical and interpretative and critical. As the first full-length book to be published on Prokofiev in the United States, it is of prime interest to all lovers of his music and students of the contemporary musical scene.;

600 10 a| Prokofiev, Sergey,d| 1891-1953.=| ^A34738;

650 0 a| Composersz| Soviet Unionv| Correspondence.=| ^A1236861;

700 1 a| Prokofieva, R.,e| translator.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Sergei Prokofiev : his musical life / by Israel V. Nestyev ; translated from the Russian by Rose Prokofieva ; introduction by Sergei Eisenstein.

Author/creator	Nestʹev, I. V.
Other author	Prokofieva, R., translator.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
Description	xxvi, 193, xiv pages, 1 leaf : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations (music) ; 22 cm
Subjects	Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Composers--Soviet Union. --Correspondence.

Contents	Early years. Childhood -- Years of study -- Recognition -- Sturm und Drang -- Style -- Years of wandering. Inertia of the past -- The crisis -- Soviet artist. New views -- Composition -- Maturity -- The war years.
Abstract	The composer of Peter and the Wolf, Lieutenant Kije, the opera War and Peace, and a whole repertoire of instrumental, vocal, and theatrical music is one of the foremost musicians of the twentieth century. The story of his varied life is in large part the story of the century. Prokofiev is one of the few outstanding Russian artists who have functioned within the Soviet Union after having established a world-wide reputation in western Europe and the United States before the Russian Revolution. He is also one of the few Soviet artists to have made extensive tours of the Western world up to the years of World War II. His adjustment to life in the Soviet Union, his fruitful collaboration with the movie industry, and increased prestige both within and without his own country--these are the chief events in the life of a colorful and genial young man. The author wrote the present biography during the war. It is a remarkably full and revealing life, dividing its emphasis in useful proportion between the straight biographical and interpretative and critical. As the first full-length book to be published on Prokofiev in the United States, it is of prime interest to all lovers of his music and students of the contemporary musical scene.
General note	First American edition.
Bibliography note	Includes catalogue of Prokofiev's works (pages 189-193).
LCCN	46004150

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