Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Preface x
5. Acknowledgements xii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Note on Transliteration and Sources xvi
8. 1 Earliest and Lifelong Russophilia 1
9. 2 Britten and Shostakovich, 1934–63 47
10. 3 Britten and Prokofiev 84
11. 4 Britten and Stravinsky 119
12. 5 Hospitality and Politics 142
13. 6 Pushkin and Performance 188
14. 7 Britten and Shostakovich Again: Dialogues of War and Death, 1963–76 230
15. Conclusion 275
16. Appendices 281
17. Bibliography and Sources 332
18. Index 353