Historical Dictionary of Russian Music

This is another volume in an excellent series covering a range of literary and arts subjects. The focus here is on Russian music offering the reader digestible chunks of information on all aspects of this wide subject. The editor studied at Southampton University and is a noted expert in the field. Care has been taken to clarify anomalies in the transliteration of Russian names, the different calendar used by the Russians until 1918 and the management of a wide subject. The dictionary format remains reader‐friendly, giving summary biographies of composers, performers, genres and key works. Prominent artists relevant in other...