Nicolas Medtner : His Life and Music (Paperback)

Contents: List of plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1880-1900 Childhood and conservatoire; 1900-1903 Start of a career; 1903-1906 Personal turmoil; 1906-1909 German sojourn; 1909-1911 Conservatoire professor; 1911-1914 Friends and critics; 1914-1917 War; 1917-1921 Revolution; 1921-1925 A life abroad; 1925-1927 Return to Russia; 1927-1930 Britain and America; 1930-1935 The Muse and the Fashion; 1935-1939 Move to England; 1939-1945 Second World War; 1945-1951 Indian Fairy Tale; Notes; Index of Medtner's Works; Index of persons and works referred to in the text.