Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi
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Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877-10-02 in Marseilles, France – 1944-02-01 in London, United Kingdom) was a music writer and music critic of Greek descent.
Calvocoressi studied music in Paris, however he was mostly self-educated. He also studied in the social sciences. He moved to London in 1914 writing music criticism for French journals. He mastered the Russian language and was a fervent proponent of Russian music. He also was responsible for the translation of Russian and German songs into English and French. He was also a member of the Apaches music society.
[edit] Selected Books
- La Musique russe (Paris, 1907)
- The Principles and Methods of Musical Criticism (London, 1923; rev. 1933)
- Musical Taste and How to Form It (London, 1925)
- Musicians’ Gallery: Music and Ballet in Paris and London (London, 1933)
- Masters of Russian Music (London, 1936), with G. Abraham.
[edit] Monographs
- Liszt (Paris, 1906)
- Mussorgsky (Paris, 1908)
- Glinka (Paris, 1911)
- Schumann (Paris, 1912)
- Debussy (London, 1941);
- Mussorgsky (London, 1946), a new extensive biography of Mussorgsky posthumously published.
- Mussorgsky (London, 1956)
[edit] References
- "Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi." Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Centennial Edition. Nicolas Slonimsky, Editor Emeritus. Schirmer, 2001.
