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In a single volume, Alexandra Orlova has assembled the most complete and up-to-date collection of memoirs by contemporaries of the Russian composer Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839-1881). These thirty-six reminiscences were written by well- known figures of the Russian musical scene at the time (including the composers Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Balakirev; the critics Vladimir Stasov and Mikhail Ivanov; and several performing musicians) as well as by little-known people who were privileged to have met the composer. A well-defined image of Musorgsky emerges from the various accounts: a small, delicate-looking man, immaculately dressed, always a welcome guest at fashionable homes; and, unfortunately, an alcoholic. Skillful as an accompanist and improviser at the piano, Musorgsky was exceedingly generous with his time and talent as a performer at concerts for the benefit of students. We see him among his musical colleagues, the so-called Balakirev circle, trying out their latest compositions for one another at social gatherings. Some of the most poignant memoirs recount emotion-filled visits with Musorgsky in the hospital during his last illness. Most of the memoirists are truthful, objective, and loving. Their accounts, coupled with Orlova' s copious notes, provide a valuable insight into Musorgsky's life and personality.

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  1. Half Title Page
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  1. Series Information Page
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  1. Musorgsky Remembered
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Copyright
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  1. Preface
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  1. Translator's Note
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  1. Nikolai Kompaneiskii
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  1. Vladimir Stasov
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  1. Filaret Musorgsky
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  1. Aleksandr Borodin
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  1. M[ilii] A[lekseevich] Balakirev
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  1. A[leksandra] Unkovskaia
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  1. Nadezhda Rimskaia-Korsakova
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  1. Varvara Komarova-Stasova
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  1. Liudmila Shestakova
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  1. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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  1. Poliksena [Polina] Stasova
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  1. Elizaveta Dianina
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  1. Il'Ia Repin
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  1. Iu[liia] Platonova
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  1. Eduard Napravnik
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  1. Arsenii Golenishchev-Kutuzov
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  1. N[ikolai] Cherepnin
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  1. Aleksandr Molas
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  1. Aleksandra Molas
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  1. Vasilii Besseľ
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  1. Aleksandra Demidova
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  1. Lev Bertenson
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  1. Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
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  1. Mikhail Ivanov
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  1. Iľia Tiumenev
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