Name Boris Asafyev | Role Composer | |
 | ||
Music director Stars of the Russian Ballet Books Russkaya ZHivopis'. Misli I Dumi. [With Plates.], Symphonic etudes, A book about Stravinsky Similar People Ludwig Minkus, Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Riccardo Drigo | ||
Reading the Rite 7: Stravinsky in Writing COMPLETE
Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev (Russian: Borís Vladímirovich asáf'ev; 29 July [O.S. 17 July] 1884 – 27 January 1949) was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet musicology. He is the dedicatee of Prokofiev's First Symphony. He was born in St. Petersburg.
Contents
Asafyev had a strong influence on Soviet music. His compositions include ballets, operas, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. His ballets include Flames of Paris, based on the French Revolution, and The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, which was first performed in 1934, and was performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 2006.
His writings, under the name Igor Glebov, include The Book about Stravinsky and Glinka (for which he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1948).