The five : the evolution of the Russian school of music / by Mikhail Zetlin ; translated and edited by George Panin.

Contents Stassov -- Glinka -- Balakirev -- Borodin -- The young Mussorgsky -- The delightful child (the young Rimsky-Korsakov) -- The Balakirev gang -- Balakirev in Prague -- Mussorgsky's credo -- Stassov and the "Mighty handful" -- At the pinnacle of fame (Boris Godunov) -- Balakirev's "Withdrawal into the wilderness" -- The decline (Mussorgsky after "Boris") -- The end of Mussorgsky -- The "Chemical gentleman" -- The "Herr professor of music".
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