Book Review
The Cambridge Companion To Stravinsky
edited by Jonathan Cross
I suppose it is particularly nerdy to read Cambridge Companions straight through for fun, but I really do enjoy them. This volume provides a nice look at Stravinsky's works from various perspectives: Russian heritage and material, neoclassicism, modernism, serialism, and reception history. The reader thus gets a good overview and Stravinsky's different creative periods, the historical and musical contexts of his work, and the legacy he has left for 21st century music. I especially liked the way a few of the chapters, especially Richard Taruskin's on "Stravinsky and Us" addressed the myths surrounding Stravinsky and the way the composer himself participated in and pushed back against their creation.
edited by Jonathan Cross
I suppose it is particularly nerdy to read Cambridge Companions straight through for fun, but I really do enjoy them. This volume provides a nice look at Stravinsky's works from various perspectives: Russian heritage and material, neoclassicism, modernism, serialism, and reception history. The reader thus gets a good overview and Stravinsky's different creative periods, the historical and musical contexts of his work, and the legacy he has left for 21st century music. I especially liked the way a few of the chapters, especially Richard Taruskin's on "Stravinsky and Us" addressed the myths surrounding Stravinsky and the way the composer himself participated in and pushed back against their creation.