Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg Russia in 1894 in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Beginning in 1926 Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author he built a large file of reviews articles and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the first volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.