Question by Cheryl: what is the best recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition? The Ravel orchestration. Answers and Views: Answer by BhaktiHi Cheryl-- It would be impossible for me to give you the BEST one ever recorded because I simply … [Read more...] about what is the best recording of Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky?
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What is the best modern recording of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony?
Question by Michael Lee: What is your favorite modern recording of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony? I'm looking for the best combination performance and sound quality. Including every recording of the symphony I've ever listened to, I've heard … [Read more...] about What is the best modern recording of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony?
What good Russian author can you recommend?
Question by Daisy: Can anyone recommend a good Russian author? I know of Vladimir Nabokov and Fyodor Dostoevsky, both of which I love. I was wondering if there are any other fantastic Russian authors anyone can recommend - authors whose work has been … [Read more...] about What good Russian author can you recommend?
What Russian or Soviet people have won the Nobel Prize for literature?
Wjat teaching method is used at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy?
Question by FreSsoOn: Teaching method used at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy? I used to think that The Vaganova method was used there, but then I read that they have their own method called the Bolshoi, I'm confused Answers and Views: Answer by … [Read more...] about Wjat teaching method is used at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy?
What age is appropriate to read dostoevsky’s works?
Question by : at what age is it appropriate to read fyodor dostoevsky's work? I am 13 years old and my older sister bought me a book by Fyodor , called THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY. My dad said i was too young to read it, but said i … [Read more...] about What age is appropriate to read dostoevsky’s works?
Why was Russian literature so much better than Victorian English literature?
Question by Jack: Why was Russian lit so much better than Victorian English lit? Tolstoy, Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Turgenev... all of them better than anything England ever produced (let alone during the 19th century). Why were the Russians so great at … [Read more...] about Why was Russian literature so much better than Victorian English literature?