{"product_id":"8788-carter-elliot-variations-for-orchestra-inscribed-to-nicolas-nabokov","title":"Carter, Elliot. (1908–2012) Variations for Orchestra - Inscribed to Nicolas Nabokov","description":"Small quarto [10-1\/2 inches high by 7-1\/2 inches wide], softcover bound in printed light tan wrappers. 152 pages. A splendid association copy inscribed on the title page by Carter to the composer Nicolas Nabokov, cousin of Vladimir Nabokov: \"To Nicolas Nabokov affectionately, Elliot Carter.\" Fine condition. \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Variations for Orchestra\" was commissioned by the Louisville Philharmonic Society, Inc. and was first performed by the Louisville Orchestra on April 21, 1956.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobokov (1903–1978), following a decade in Paris, emigrated to the United States in 1933 and became a citizen in 1939, finding his career as a university professor and resident composer at the Aspen Institute.  Nabokov and Carter taught together at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, in the 1940s.","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093368328351,"sku":"8788","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Carter_Elliot_Variations_Signed_8788a.jpg?v=1722187576","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/8788-carter-elliot-variations-for-orchestra-inscribed-to-nicolas-nabokov","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}