| Contents |
Truths and illusions: rethinking what we know -- Rediscovering the American Apollon Musagète: Stravinsky, Coolidge, and the forgotten Washington connection -- Fathers and sons: remembering Sviatoslav Soulima -- The would-be Hollywood composer: Stravinsky, the literati, and "the dream factory" -- Television and The Flood: anatomy of an "inglorious flop" -- Film documentaries: the composer on and off camera -- Letters, books, private thoughts: reading between the lines -- Boswellizing an icon: Stravinsky, Craft, and the historian's dilemma. |
| Abstract |
Revealing Igor Stravinsky's two sides--the public persona and the private composer--this complex portrait draws upon an array of unpublished materials and rereleased film clips from the composer's huge archive at the Paul Sacher Institute in Switzerland. Focusing on Stravinsky's place in the culture of the twentieth century, the author situates the composer among the giants of his age. He discusses Stravinsky's first American commission, his complicated relationship with his son, his professional relationships with celebrities ranging from T. S. Eliot to Orson Welles, his flirtations with Hollywood and television, and his love-hate attitude toward the critics and the media. In a close look at Stravinsky's efforts to mold a public image, the author explores the complex dance between the composer and his artistic collaborator, Robert Craft, who orchestrated controversial efforts to protect Stravinsky and edit materials about him, both during the composer's lifetime and after his death. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-303) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001000913 |
| ISBN | 0300075375 (alk. paper) |
