| Contents |
Plans gone awry, 1935-1938 -- Seeking the formula, 1938-39 -- The Pushkin centennial -- War and evaculation, 1940-43 -- The Eisenstein films -- The forefront of Soviet music, 1944-1947 -- 1948 -- Affirmation, 1949-1953. |
| Abstract |
This is a detailed chronicle of Prokofiev's career from 1932 to 1953, based on exclusive and extensive research conducted at several Russian archives. The book examines Prokofiev's decision to relocate to Stalin's Russia in 1936 and the composer's aesthetic and spiritual views. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-473) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008018414 |
| ISBN | 9780195181678 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195181670 (alk. paper) |
