Among the rushes

From: Musical Times | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Whittall, Arnold | Copyright information

Among the rushes

Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces Edited by Margarita Mazo & Millan Sachania The Chester Stravinsky Edition Chester Music (London, 2005); lvi, 136pp; study score, £49.95 PBK. ISBN 84609 280 9.

Stravinsky's Histoire du Soldat: a facsimile of the sketches Edited by Maureen Carr A-R Editions, Inc. (Middleton, Wisconsin, 2005); viii, 359pp; $110.00 PBK. ISBN 0 89579 579 5.

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Among the rushes
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