Великие русские композиторы

Ėta kniga posvi͡ashchena zolotomu veku russkoĭ muzykalʹnoĭ klassiki, kotorai͡a uzhe v debi͡ute svoeĭ istorii davala miru vechnye shedevry. Modest Musorgskiĭ, Nikolaĭ Rimskiĭ-Korsakov, Aleksandr Borodin, T͡Sezarʹ Ki͡ui, Miliĭ Balakirev - pochemu ikh nazyvali "mogucheĭ kuchkoĭ"? Sudʹby ėtikh tvort͡sov - v t͡sentre povestvovanii͡a Andrei͡a Kri͡ukova. Chto oni khoteli vyrazitʹ svoeĭ muzykoĭ? Kak oni uchilisʹ u Mikhaila Glinki, kak sporili s Petrom Chaĭkovskim? Kakie zadachi stavili pered russkim iskusstvom? Ob ėtom rasskazyvaet klassicheskai͡a kniga vydai͡ushchegosi͡a istorika i iskusstvoveda, krasochno vossozdai͡ushchai͡a atmosferu russkogo XIX veka, vremi͡a khudozhestvennykh poiskov i otkrytiĭ. Kniga prednaznachena dli͡a vsekh, kogo interesuet istorii͡a russkogo iskusstva, dli͡a vsekh, kto li͡ubit muzyku.

This book is dedicated to the golden age of Russian classical music, which already in the debut of its history gave the world eternal masterpieces. Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin, Caesar Cui, Miliy Balakirev – why were they called the "mighty bunch"? The fate of these creators is at the center of Andrey Kryukov's narrative. What did they want to express with their music? How did they learn from Mikhail Glinka, and how did they argue with Pyotr Tchaikovsky? What tasks were set for Russian art? This is the story of a classic book by an outstanding historian and art critic, colorfully recreating the atmosphere of the Russian 19th century, a time of artistic search and discovery. The book is intended for everyone who is interested in the history of Russian art, for everyone who loves music.