An Autobiography
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One of the twentieth century's most revolutionary musical minds tells his own story in An Autobiography, a candid and illuminating self-portrait that traces the life of Igor Stravinsky from his early years in Tsarist Russia to his emergence as the defining compositional voice of the modern era. Chronicling the creation of landmark works such as The Firebird, Petrushka, and the scandalous The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky presents his artistic philosophy with disarming directness, recounting his collaborations with Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, his relationships with Debussy and Picasso, and the relentless creative restlessness that drove him across Europe and beyond. Written with the precision and economy one might expect from a master of musical structure, the narrative is as rigorously composed as any of his scores — unsentimental, keenly observational, and at times deliberately provocative. Stravinsky argues forcefully for his aesthetic convictions, dismissing romanticism in favour of objectivity and craft, positioning himself not as an inspired genius but as a disciplined artisan of sound. For those who seek to understand not merely what Stravinsky composed, but why — and at what personal and artistic cost — this memoir remains an indispensable, startlingly intimate document.
Author: Igor Stravinsky
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the twentieth century's most revolutionary musical minds tells his own story in An Autobiography, a candid and illuminating self-portrait that traces the life of Igor Stravinsky from his early years in Tsarist Russia to his emergence as the defining compositional voice of the modern era. Chronicling the creation of landmark works such as The Firebird, Petrushka, and the scandalous The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky presents his artistic philosophy with disarming directness, recounting his collaborations with Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, his relationships with Debussy and Picasso, and the relentless creative restlessness that drove him across Europe and beyond. Written with the precision and economy one might expect from a master of musical structure, the narrative is as rigorously composed as any of his scores — unsentimental, keenly observational, and at times deliberately provocative. Stravinsky argues forcefully for his aesthetic convictions, dismissing romanticism in favour of objectivity and craft, positioning himself not as an inspired genius but as a disciplined artisan of sound. For those who seek to understand not merely what Stravinsky composed, but why — and at what personal and artistic cost — this memoir remains an indispensable, startlingly intimate document.