Alexander Tcherepnin

<p>Ludmila Korabelnikova recounts the life and times of Alexander Tcherepnin a prolific and often emulated composer who produced four operas 13 ballets four symphonies numerous orchestral and chamber works and more than 200 piano pieces. He was born in Russia in 1899 to a family of musicians and artists. However Aaron Copland referred to him as an honorary American composer and Toru Takemitsu called him a father figure of Japanese music. Korabelnikova focuses not only on the biographical elements of Tcherepnin's story but also on his music and its technical innovations. She includes extended quotations by the composer himself and selective analytical commentary based on primary sources and contemporaneous accounts.</p>