The Ballets of Ludwig Minkus
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| Title: | The Ballets of Ludwig Minkus |
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| Description: | The composer Ludwig Minkus represents one of music's biggest mysteries. Who was he? Hardly anything is known about him, and yet he occupied an influential position in the theatres of the Imperial ballet in late nineteenth-century Russia. He has been recognised as a predecessor of Tchaikovsky, but as a musician is commonly held to have been so feeble as to be beneath contempt.Yet despite the scorn heaped on him, and his consequent obscurity, Minkus is far from being forgotten. Since the early 1960s his name has slowly begun to re-surface. Two works, Don Quixote (1869) and La Bayadère (1877), have been presented in their entirety for the first time to new audiences all over the world. The musical and dramatic power of both ballets has taken people by surprise. The stories have a very real human appeal, the choreography attracts the admiration of balletomanes, and the music, with its rhythm, verve, and beauty of melody, holds attention and engages the heart wherever it is heard.This introduction seeks to discover something more behind the blank façade of Minkus's life and work. What do we actually know about him as a man and as an artist? Are we able to apprehend his oeuvre as a whole, and how much can we establish from the available material? What is the nature of the music he created for those few works that have survived the years, and that have come to the fore again recently to delight those who have ears to hear?This study includes iconography from the life and times of the composer, many musical examples from his works, and a comprehensive bibliography and discography. |
| Authors: | Robert Ignatius Letellier, Author |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Composers--Russia--Biography, Ballet--Russia--History--19th century |
| Categories: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Ballet |
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