Dvorets Sheremeteva. Muzei muzyki: shedevry kollektsii / Sheremetev Palace. Museum of Music: Masterpieces of the Collection
St. Petersburg: Muzei teatral'nogo i muzykal'nogo iskusstva, 2017. Sewn pb. The Museum of Music housed in the Sheremetev Palaces has examples of musical instruments significant for various reasons: some are rare such as instruments native to Africa and the Pacific islands; others are exemplary for their beauty like a painted harpsichord or the carved end of a viola; some for belonging to great musicians (e.g., Shostakovich's piano) or historical personages (e.g., Alexander III's flutes). Also published in this overview of the museum's collections are works of fine and applied arts that were part of the interiors of Sheremetev palace, which was built in the mid eighteenth century. 47 p., approx. 50 color illus., Rus. and ENGLISH. Item #3427
ISBN: 9785914610422
Price: $21.00