[Scriabine, Aleksandr. (1872–1915)] Glebov, Igor. [Asafyev, Boris.] (1884–1949) [Chekhonin, Sergei. (1878-1936)]
Scriabin: Experience, Characteristics
Petrograd: Svetozar. 1921. Early publication on the Russian pianist-composer, by the important Soviet composer and musicologist Boris Asafyev (published under the name of Igor Glebov.) Halftone photograph of the composer tipped in as a frontispiece; 4-page facsimile letter bound in. Softcover. Woodcut portrait of Scriabin to the front cover (and book decorations by Sergei Chekhonin) - the cover of this book was reproduced in the book "Oblozhka" ("The Cover"). 62 pp.; pp. 57–60 (part of the catalog which supplements the monograph) torn out. Heavy overall toning; otherwise in very good condition. 5.75 x 7.5 inches (15 x 19.5 cm). 3000 copies only.Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet musicology. He is the dedicatee of Prokofiev's First Symphony. Asafyev had a strong influence on Soviet music. His writings, under the name Igor Glebov, include The Book about Stravinsky and Glinka (for which he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1948). The present monograph on Scriabin, with the subtitle "Experience, Characteristics," was one of several similar he wrote on composers including Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Liszt, Mussorgsky, and Glazunov in the 1920's. (15418)
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