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• Winner of Certificate of Merit in Historical Recorded Sound Research in Classical Music.

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The book by Gregor Tassie on Myaskovsky is an honest and profound exploration of this fascinating figure in Russian musical history. It contains many important and hitherto unknown details about the Russian and Soviet music life. Tassie makes it clear that without a proper understanding of the Myaskovsky phenomenon there can't be a complete picture of the Russian music in the 20th century. An important achievement! -- Vladimir Yurowski, principal conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra Myaskovsky is a composer I have been interested in for a long time. He has always appeared a dark, gray character, but Tassie's study wonderfully opens up his personality to readers. All the warmth and humanity of this man appears, and he is revealed as a deeply tragic human being and a great composer. -- Oliver Knussen, artist-in-association, BBC Symphony Orchestra

My grandfather was one of Myaskovsky's favorite students and revered him all his life. I, too, am a lover of his music and wholeheartedly enjoyed Gregor Tassie's vividly and colorfully written book. -- Vladimir Jurowski, principal conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra Myaskovsky is a composer I have been interested in for a long time. He has always appeared a dark, gray character, but Tassie's study wonderfully opens up his personality to readers. All the warmth and humanity of this man appears, and he is revealed as a deeply tragic human being and a great composer. -- Oliver Knussen, artist-in-association, BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Gregor Tassie writes regularly for Musical Opinion, Classical Record Collector, and Gramophone and has worked as a consultant for BBC Radio and in documentary film. He is the author of Yevgeny Mravinsky: The Noble Conductor (2005) and Kirill Kondrashin: His Life in Music (2010), both published by Scarecrow Press.

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