Liudmila Kovnatskaya Explained

Liudmila Kovnatskaya
Native Name Lang:	ru
Birth Name:	Liudmila Girshevna Kovnatskaya
Birth Date:	5 February 1941
Birth Place:	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
Field:	Music history, musicology
Work Institutions:	Professor at the St Petersburg State Conservatoire named after N. Rimsky-Korsakov; Chief Researcher at the Russian Institute of Fine Arts History in St Petersburg; Head of the regional department of the International Musicological Society (IMS)
Known For:	Monograph on Britten
Awards:	The Scholar of the Year (1993, Cambridge Biographical Center); A. Belyaev Literary award (2001) for the book "Arnold Schoenberg. Correspondence" (St Petersburg, 2001); Honoured Art Worker of Russian Federation

Liudmila Grigorievna Kovnatskaya (5 February 1941 – 9 May 2023) was a Russian musicologist. She was a professor at the St Petersburg State Conservatoire named after N. Rimsky-Korsakov (1987), and the Chief Researcher at the Russian Institute of Fine Arts History in St Petersburg. She was considered an Honoured Art Worker of Russian Federation.

Education

Kovnatskaya graduated in 1965 from two departments at the Leningrad State Conservatoire named after N. Rimsky-Korsakov: the department of History of Music and Piano Performing Faculty, and the department of Organ Playing, having studied under Prof. Isai Braudo. It was at the Conservatoire that she finished a postgraduate course in the department of History of Western Music, under the supervision of Prof. Dr Mikhail Druskin. In 1970 Liudmila Kovnatskaya presented a candidate dissertation on Benjamin Britten's oeuvre. In 1987 she completed a doctoral dissertation on English music of 20th century, at the Moscow research institute of Arts of Academy of Science, USSR.

Professional experience

From 1987, Kovnatskaya was a member of Russian Composers’ Union, and she was a member of the General Council for Cultural Affairs of St Petersburg from 1987 until 1993. In 2002 she became a member of the Council (Directorium) of the IMS. In the same year, she became a member of the editorial board of the journal “Tempo” (Cambridge).

In 2001, Kovnatskaya became a materials consultant on Russian music for Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians (London: McMillan, 2001). She was also a guest lecturer at the University of Manchester (1991), the Aldeburgh Festival (UK), and the Ural Conservatoire in Yekaterinburg.

Liudmila Kovnatskaya was the author of a monograph about Benjamin Britten (Moscow, 1974), in the book “English Music in the 20th Century: Sources and periods of development” (Moscow, 1986). Thanks to her research and organization activity in Russia, various festivals and concerts were organized, which were dedicated to English classic music, including Britten. Among them were “Ars Britannica” (1988–1990), the festival in honour of “The 80th anniversary of B. Britten” (1993), “The World of Ralph Vaughan Williams” (1996), the festival of Britten's music on his 85th anniversary (1998), the jubilee concert in honour of Britten and Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians (2003), the concert “World of Opera: Benjamin Britten”, and others.

Kovnatskaya's research fields include History of Russian Music; she has written, edited and compiled books and articles on D. Shostakovich. Among her non-published manuscripts one can find a monumental work entitled “Ideological control of Musical avant-garde of 1920s: Leningrad Association of Contemporary Music in reports and other materials” (Soros Foundation Funding).

Shostakovich, Schoenberg, Britten, Purcell, Tippett, Arensky, Balakirev, English music, Russian-English connections,, Albert Schweitzer and the Soviet musical epoch – all these subjects were established by Prof. Kovnatskaya due to her intensive and rigorous nature as a researcher, editor and author of books, proceedings, collections and many-volume editions.

A separate field of her research and publishing activity is the ‘offering to the Teacher’, who was a famous musicologist and Professor of Leningrad Conservatoire Mikhail Druskin. In 2009, thanks to Prof. Kovnatskaya, a two-volume collection was published, entitled “Memory to Mikhail Semenovich Druskin”, which united articles, recollections, biographical materials and correspondence. All who knew M. Druskin as a musician, musicologist and teacher took part in the creation of this 1000 page book. Furthermore, in addition to this, Liudmila Kovnatskaya led the task of re-publishing works by Druskin and, as a result, realized an extensive project: a 7-volume Collected Works. At present, the first volume, “Clavir music”, and the fourth volume, “Igor Stravinsky”, are published.

In 2002, Liudmila Kovnatskaya received a literary prize and a medal named after Belyaev for the book “Arnold Schoenberg. Letters "(Translated by V. G. Schnittke, editor M. Druskin. Saint Petersburg, 2001 - 464 p.). In 2013 she published the three-volume edition Shostakovich at the Leningrad Conservatory: 1919–1930), which was awarded the title “Book of the Year - 2013” ("Musical Review" newspaper). In 2013, Liudmila Kovnatskaya received the title "Person of the Year - 2013" (newspaper "Musical Review"). In 2016 she received the "RESONANCE" prize for her contribution to the development of musical and theatrical criticism (Diaghilev Festival, Perm, June 2016).

Death

Kovnatskaya died on 9 May 2023, at the age of 82.^[1]

Books

• The Main Themes: Britten, Shostakovich and Others / eds.: O. B. Manulkina, N. V. Gradoboeva. St Petersburg : N. I. Novikov Publishers ; Galina Scripsit Publishing House, 2018. 492 p.
• Research “Ideological control of Musical avant-garde of 1920s (Leningrad Association of Contemporary Music in reports and other materials” – 1997–1999. A Grant-holder of the George Soros Foundation (“The Open Society” Institute) –– manuscript
• English music in the 20th century. Sources and periods of development. Moscow: Sovietsky Kompozitor, 1986. 216 pp.
• Benjamin Britten. Moscow: Sovietsky Kompozitor, 1974. 392 pp.

Books and collections (editor, co-editor)

• Braudo I. About organ and clavier music / eds.: A. Braudo, M. Druskin, L. Kovnatskaya. Leningrad : Muzyka, 1976. 172 p.
• History and Modernity. Collection of articles to 75th anniversary of M. S. Druskin / ed. by L. Kovnatskaya together with M. D. Sabinina and A. I. Klimovitsky. Leningrad : Sovietsky Kompozitor, 1981. 286 p.
• Traditions of musicology : collection of research articles / ed. by L. Kovnatskaya. Leningrad : Sovietsky Kompozitor, 1989. 204 p.
• Komarov I. Articles and essays / ed. by E. Fedorova together with L. Kovnatskaya. St Petersburg : Sovietsky Kompozitor, 1992. 112 p.
• Orlov G. Tree of music / ed. by L. Kovnatskaya. Washington (DC) : H. F. Frager & Co ; St Petersburg : Sovietsky Kompozitor, 1992. 408 p. [2nd ed., 2005; 3rd ed., 2015]
• D. D. Shostakovich : Collection to the 90th anniversary. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 1996. 389 p.
• Memory to N. S. Rabinovitch. Essays, memoirism, documents. Washington (DC) : H. Frager & Co., 1996. 246 p.
• Arensky P. A. Musical dictionary for exiles. Letters (from the personal archive of M. L. Rostropovitch). St Petersburg : Severnij olen’, 1999. 104 p.
• D. D. Shostakovich: Between the moment and eternity. Documents. Articles. Publications. St Petersburg, 2000. 917 p.
• Schoenberg A. Letters / transl. in Russian by V. G. Schnitke; ed. by M. S. Druskin, L. Kovnatskaya. St Petersburg : Kompozitor ; Pro Arte, 2001. 464 p. [2nd ed., 2008]
• The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians : in 29 vols. 2nd ed. / ed. by Stanley Sadie; executive ed. John Tyrrell; external advisory ed. Ludmila Kovnatskaya. London, etc.: Macmillan, 2001. [2nd ed., repr. with minor corr., 2002]
• Druskin M. History of Foreign Music. Second half of 19th century. Vol. 4. 7th ed. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2002. 630 p. (editorial member together with V. V. Smirnov, A. K. Koenigsberg and N. I. Degtyareva).
• Schweitzer A. I. S. Bach / transl. in Russian by Ya. S. Druskin and H. A. Strekalovskaya; ed. by L. G. Kovnatskaya. Moscow : Klassika–XXI, 2002. 808 p. [2nd ed., 2004; 3rd ed., 2011; 4th ed., 2016]
• Cantus Planus–2002. Russian version. Vol. 1 / ed. by A. Vovk. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2004. 371 p.
• Dmitry Shostakovich : Studies and materials. Vol. 1. Moscow : DSCH, 2005. 209 p.
• D. D. Shostakovich. Letters to I. I. Sollertinsky. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2006. 276 p.
• Dmitry Shostakovich : Studies and materials. Vol. 2 / eds.: O. Digonskaya and L. Kovnatskaya. Moscow : DSCH, 2007. 286 p.
• Druskin M. S. Collected Works : in 7 vols. / ed. by L. G. Kovnatskaya. Vol. 1: Clavier music of Spain, England, Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany in 16th – 18th centuries / ed.-compl. L. G. Kovnatskaya; ed. board: I. V. Rozanov and oth. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2007. 751 p.
• Druskin M. S. Collected Works : in 7 vols. / ed. by L. G. Kovnatskaya. Vol. 4: Igor Stravinsky. Eds: L. G. Kovnatskaya, V. P. Varunts, O. B. Manulkina, N. A. Braginskaya, L. O. Ader. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2009. 584 p.
• Memory to Mikhail Semenovich Druskin: in 2 vols. Vol. 1: Articles. Memoires / eds.: L. G. Kovnatskaya, A. K. Koenigsberg, L. V. Miheeva. Materials preparation: L. O. Ader; O. N. Tchumikova. St Petersburg State Conservatoire named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. St Petersburg : Allegro, 2009. 583 p. Vol. 2: From correspondence. 427 p.
• Russian-British musical connections : collection of articles / eds. L. G. Kovnatskaya, M. P. Mischenko, O. N. Tchumikova. St Petersburg, 2009. 384 p.
• Dmitry Shostakovich : Studies and materials. Vol. 3 / eds.: O. Digonskaya and L. Kovnatskaya. Moscow : DSCH, 2011. 263 p.
• Dmitry Shostakovich : Studies and materials. Vol. 4 / eds.: O. Digonskaya and L. Kovnatskaya. Moscow : DSCH, 2012. 271 p.
• Druskin M. S. Collected Works : in 7 vols. Vol. 5: Russian revolutionary song / ed. by L. G. Kovnatskaya and S. V. Podrezova. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2012. 799 p.
• North in traditional cultures and professional schools of composition : collection of articles / ed. by L. G. Kovnatskaya. Petrozavodsk : PetrGU, 2012. 370 p.
• Britten : collection of articles / eds.: A. Genina and L. Kovnatskaya. Moscow : Book Centre Rudomino, 2013. 363 p.
• (Un)Musical Offering, or Allegro affettuoso : Collection of articles to the 65th anniversary of Boris Aronovich Katz / ed.-comp.: A. Dolinin, I. Doronchenkov, L. Kovnatskaya, N. Mazur. St Petersburg : Publishing House of European University, 2013. 672 p.
• Shostakovich at the Leningrad Conservatory: 1919–1930 : in 3 vols. / D. Shostakovich’s Archive, Moscow; Central state archive of film and photo documents of St Petersburg; author of the project and editor-comp. L. Kovnatskaya; ed. board: L. Kovnatskaya, A. Petrova, L. Ader, P. Gershenzon. Vol. 1: Addresses and routes (1). Studying process. 252 p.; Vol. 2: Friends-buddies. Native speech. Crafts workshop. Addresses and routes (2). 408 p.; Vol. 3. City-theater. GATOB. MALEGOT. TRAM, GosTIM, Musical Comedy. Cinema. Concerts. Big Hall. 488 p. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2013.
• Braudo I. Articulation (on the pronunciation of the melody). About organ and clavier music / comp. A. I. Braudo; ed. board: L. G. Kovnatskaya, S. M. Maltsev, M. P. Mishchenko. St Petersburg, 2014. 395 p.
• Chronicle of the life and work of D. D. Shostakovich : in 5 vols. Vol. 1: 1903–1930 / project idea: I. A. Shostakovich, M. A. Yakubov; project coordinator and sponsor I. A. Shostakovich; project manager L. G. Kovnatskaya; ed. board: M. I. Aleinikov, V. S. Velichko, N. V. Gradoboeva, O. G. Digonskaya, L. G. Kovnatskaya, L. A. Miller; executive ed. L. A. Miller; scientific ed. O. G. Digonskaya. Moscow : DSCH, 2016. 582 p.

32. Druskin M. S. Collected works : in 7 vols. / ed. by L. G. Kovnatskaya. Vol. 6: Selected articles. St Petersburg: Kompozitor – St Petersburg, 2018.765 p.

Articles in collection and monographs

• Benjamin Britten. In: Muzykalnaya zhizn’. 1968. No. 10. P. 15–7.
• English ballad. In: Muzykalnaya zhizn’. 1969. No. 19. P. 21–2.
• Britten and traditions of English folk music genres. In: Iz istorii muzyki 20 veka. Moscow : Muzyka, 1971. P. 208–25.
• From the history of English ethnography. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1971. No. 7. P. 137–40.
• Concert in memory of Stravinsky. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1972. No. 5. P. 77–8.
• Folk elements of vocal melodies by Britten. In: Problemy muzykalnoj nauki. Collection of articles. Vol. 1. Moscow : Sovetsky kompozitor, 1972. P. 298–325.
• An outstanding master. To the 60th anniversary of B. Britten. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1973. No. 11. P. 117–23.
• Lillian Libman. “And Music at the Close…”: Stravinsky’s Last Years. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1973. No. 5. P. 122–9.
• About new English musical revival. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1973. No. 7. P. 118–25.
• Roy Harris (USA). In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1973. No. 10. P. 134–5.
• Devotion to Music : to the 70th anniversary of M. S. Druskin. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1975. No. 4. P. 63–7. (together with G. Orlov and I. Khlebarov)
• “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell. In: Purcell H. Dido and Aeneas: opera in 3 acts: clavier / libretto by N. Tate based on Virgil’s poem “Aeneid”. Leningrad : Muzyka, 1975. P. 3.
• Coryphaeus of English music. To 100-year anniversary of Gustav Holst. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1975. No. 1. P. 134–5.
• Artist, teacher, scientist. In: Braudo I. About organ and clavier music / eds.: A. Braudo, M. Druskin, L. Kovnatskaya. Leningrad : Muzyka, 1976. P. 3–12, 150–2.
• Valentin Nesterov and his choir. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1977. No. 5. P. 76–80.
• To 250-years of “The Beggar’s Opera”. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1978. No. 5. P. 105–9.
• Michael Tippett (75-year anniversary of a British composer). In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1980. No. 11. P. 123–9.
• Foreword and comments. In: Westrep J. Henry Purcell / transl. from English A. Kochneva. Leningrad : Muzyka, 1980. P. 3–4.
• Artist, teacher, scientist / Braudo I. Articulation (on the pronunciation of the melody). In: Musikalni Horizonti. Sofia, 1981. No. 11/12. P. 3–14.
• To the biography of M. Druskin. In: History and modernity : collection of articles / eds.: A. I. Klimovitsky, L. G. Kovnatskaya, M. D. Sabinina. Leningrad : Sovietsky Kompozitor, 1981. P. 261–80.
• Master on the threshold of his 80th birthday: William Walton. In: Sovietskaya muzyka. 1982. No. 2. P. 99–103.
• Michael Tippet and his opera King Priam. In: Ocherki po istorii zarubezhnoj muzyki 20 veka. Leningrad : Muzyka, 1983. P. 40–58.
• Warning to those who are alive (“War Requiem” by Britten). In: Muzykalnaya zhizn’. 1984. No. 9. P. 15–6.
• Composers of England. In: Musyka 20 veka. Moscow : Muzyka, 1987. P. 269–93.
• The opera “Death in Venice” by B. Britten. In: Musikalni Horizonti. Sofia, 1987. No. 3. P. 59–73.
• To the creative characteristic of Benjamin Britten. In: Musikalni Horizonti. Sofia, 1988. No. 10. P. 53–74.
• About I. A. Braudo. In: Leningradskaya konservatorija v vospominanijakh. Vol. 2. Leningrad : Muzyka, 1988. P. 97–101.
• From the history of the choral development in England. In: Musikalni Horizonti. Sofia, 1990. No. 9. P. 41–58.
• History and story: English National Opera in Leningrad. In: Iskusstvo Leningrada. 1990. No. 12. P. 73–8.
• A life in letters (“Letters from a Life”: to 80 year anniversary of B. Britten). In: Muzykalnaya akademija. 1993. No. 4. P. 214–21.
• Russian Funeral through Russian ears: oral impressions and some questions. In: International Journal of Musicology. 1993. Vol. 2. P. 321–32.
• Alexander Knaifel. “Chapter Eight”. Canticum Canticorum. In: Muzykalnoe obozrenie. 1995. No. 7/8. P. 18.
• “To return Stravinsky home, to return him for motherland...” (A shorthand record and materials of discussion of Druskin’s book about Stravinsky). In: Muzykalnaya akademija. 1995. No. 4/5. P. 195–229.
• Note on a Theme from “Peter Grimes”. In: On Mahler and Britten. Essays in Honour of Donald Mitchell on His Seventieth Birthday. London : The Boydell Press, 1995. P. 172–85.
• From the editorial board. In: D. D. Shostakovich : collection of articles to the 90th anniversary of his birth. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 1996. P. 5–7.
• Shostakovich in LASM protocols. In: D. D. Shostakovich. Collection of articles to 90 year anniversary. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 1996. P. 48–67.
• Shostakovich and Britten: Some parallels. In: D. D. Shostakovich. Collection of articles to 90 year anniversary. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 1996. P. 306–32.
• Sprawoznania: Irina Nikolska: Ot Szymanovskogo do Lutoclavskogo i Piendierieckogo. Ocherki razvitiya simfonicheskoy muziki v Polsze XX wieka. Moscow : Sowietskij Kompozitor, 1990. In: Muzyka. Warzsaw. 1997. No. 1. S. 129–33.
• Works by M. S. Druskin. In: Issledovanija. Publizistika. To 20th anniversary of Musical critic department. Collection of articles. St Petersburg : St Petersburg State Conservatoire named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, 1997. P. 332–7.
• “Peter Grimes” at the Kirov opera and ballet theater. In: Melos. En Musiktidskrift. 1997. No. 19/20. P. 64–71.
• Benjamin Britten – Song cycle “The Poet’s Echo” on poems by Pushkin (English ‘echo’ of Russian poet). In: Muzykalnoe prinoshenie to 75-year anniversary of E. A. Ruchevskaya. St Petersburg : Kanon, 1998. P. 194–220.
• “The Cherubic Hymn”: about an unknown author’s draft by M. A. Balakirev. In: Balakirevu posvyaschaetsya. Collection of articles to 160-year anniversary of the composer (1836–1996). St Petersburg : Kanon, 1998. P. 113–39.
• He also was ‘a survivor from Warsaw’. In: Muzykalnaya akademija. 1998. No. 3–4. P. 273–5.
• Shostakovich and the LASM. In: Tempo. 1998. No. 206. P. 2–6.
• Letter and message. In: Musicae Ars et Scientia : Book in honor of the 70th anniversary of N. A. Gerasimovf-Persidskaya. Kiev, 1999. P. 11–2.
• Last opera by Britten (introduction to a masterpiece). In: Muzykalnij teatr 19–20 vekov: voprosi evolutsii. Rostov-na-Donu : Gefest, 1999. P. 163–80.
• Opera under the arch of church (Triptych by Benjamin Britten — Parables for performing in the church). In: Four centuries of opera: Opera schools of the 19th and 20th centuries. Kiev : NMAU, 2000. P. 193–200.
• From the editor-compiler. In: Shostakovich: Between the moment and eternity. Documents. Materials. Articles. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2000. P. 3–8.
• Shostakovich and Bogdanov-Berezovsky (1920s). In: D. D. Shostakovich: Between the moment and eternity. Documents. Articles. Publications. St Petersburg, 2000. P. 16–59.
• Postcard of Dmitry Shostakovich and Nina Varzar from evacuation / publ. Nikolai Khrushchov; comment. L. G. Kovnatskaya. In: Shostakovich: Between the moment and eternity. P. 425–7.
• An episode from the book life. An interview with Genrikh Orlov. In: D. D. Shostakovich: Between the moment and eternity. Documents. Articles. Publications. St Petersburg, 2000. P. 717–38.
• “What do they write you from USSR? For me – a little”. Correspondence of S. Prokofiev and M. Druskin (publication, introduction, comments and conclusion). In: Muzykalnaya akademija. 2000. No. 2. P. 203–16.
• Shostakovich and Britten: Some Parallels. In: Shostakovich in Context. Oxford University Press, 2000. P. 175–89.
• Benjamin Britten. In: History of Foreign Music. Vol. 6: Early XX century – mid XX century / ed. by V. V. Smirnov. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2001. P. 581–626.
• Music of Britain. In: Istorija zarubezhnoj muzyki. Vol. 6: The beginning of 20th century – first half of 20th century. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2001. P. 581–626.
• Foreword. In: Schoenberg A. Letters / St. Petersburg Foundation for Culture and Art “Institute PRO ARTE”; comp. and publ. Erwin Stein; eds.: M. Druskin, L. Kovnatskaya. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2001. P. 9–35. [Same in: 2nd ed., 2008]
• Prokofiev and Britten (about historical parallels, influences and reminiscences). In: Otrazhenija muzykalnogo teatra. Book 2. Collection of articles and materials to an anniversary of L. G. Danko. St Petersburg : Kanon, 2001. P. 50–69.
• I. S. Bach in life of brothers Druskins (in collaboration with M. Mischenko). In: Albert Schweitzer. I. S. Bach. Moscow : Klassika – XXI, 2002. P. 657–83.
• Literary notes of M. S. Druskin. In: Orchestra: a collection of articles and materials in honor of Inna Alekseevna Barsova / Moscow state conservatory; editorial board: G. I. Lyzhov, D. R. Petrov, S. I. Savenko. Moscow: Moscow Conservatory, 2002. P. 394–411.
• Bach’s story in Petersburg musical context of 20th century. In: Petersburgskaya konservatorija v mirovom muzykalnom prozesse. 1862–2002. International conference proceeding of the session dedicated to 140-years anniversary of the Conservatoire (17–19 September 2002). St Petersburg : St Petersburg State Conservatoire, 2002. P. 107–10.
• LASM — what was it? In: Vremen svyazujuschaya nit’. Collection to anniversary of E. S. Barutcheva. St Petersburg, 2004. P. 139–47.
• About I. A. Braudo. In: Braudo I. About the study of Bach’s clavier works in the music school. St Petersburg, 2004. P. 87–90.
• Dialogues about Shostakovich: From the History of Russian Studies about Shostakovich. In: A Shostakovich Casebook / ed. by Malcolm Hamrick Brown. Bloomington and Indianapolice : Indiana University Press, 2004. P. 238–53.
• An Episode in the Life of a Book: An Interview with Henry Orlov. In: A Shostakovich Casebook / ed. by Malcolm Hamrick Brown. Bloomington and Indianapolice : Indiana University Press. 2004. P. 97–126.
• Returning to the printed: [about the publications of Yu. Korev about M. S. Druskin]. In: Muzykal’naya akademiya. 2005. No. 4. P. 200–1.
• High tragedy of personality and being. In: Muzykal’naya akademiya. 2005. No. 3. P. 51–4.
• From the history of IMS. In: Musicus. 2005. No. 4. P. 19–20.
• Irrecoverable loss: [dedication to Viktor Varunts]. In: Muzykal’naya akademiya. 2005. No. 1. P. 87–9.
• The word about M. S. Druskin. In: Musicus. 2005. No. 2. P. 7–16.
• “My first friend...” (Letters from D. D. Shostakovich to I. I. Sollertinsky). In: Muzykal’naya zhizn’. 2006. No. 9. P. 27–33.
• Opera under the arch of church (Triptych by Benjamin Britten). In: Life of religion in Music. Collection of articles. St Petersburg : Sudarinya, 2006. P. 199–208.
• Foreword. In: Shostakovich D. D. Letters to I. I. Sollertinsky / publ. D. I. Sollertinsky; foreword L. G. Kovnatskaya; comment.: O. L. Dansker, L. G. Kovnatskaya, G. V. Kopytova and others. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2006. P. 3–16.
• Genrikh Alexandrovich Orlov. In: Musicus. 2007. No. 9. P. 68–71.
• Materials for the biography of M. S. Druskin / publ. and comment. L. G. Kovnatskaya. In: Druskin M. S. Collected Works : in 7 vols. / ed. by L. G. Kovnatskaya. Vol. 1: Clavier music of Spain, England, Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany in 16th – 18th centuries / ed.-compl. L. G. Kovnatskaya. Ed. board: I. V. Rozanov and oth. St Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2007. P. 570–625.
• Nadezhda Golubovskaya and Benjamin Britten: a sketch of the plot. In: Tribute to Nadezhda Golubovskaya / SPbGK; ed.-comp.: T. Zaitseva, S. Zakaryan-Rutstein, V. Smirnov. St Petersburg, 2007. P. 302–18.
• The role of the peacemaker was his role: (memories of G. G. Tigranov). In: G. G. Tigranov: collection of articles, dedicated to 100th anniversary of G. G. Tigranov / SPbGK; ed. by E. S. Barutcheva. St Petersburg, 2008. P. 343–47.
• Funny letters: from the correspondence between Ya. S. Druskin and M. S. Druskin. In: Collection of scientific articles and essays dedicated to the anniversary of Nina Alexandrovna Gerasimova-Persidskaya. Kiev, 2008. P. 223–42.
• Happiness of communication. In: Feinberg Evgeny Lvovich: Personality through the prism of memory / under total. ed. by V. L. Ginzburg. Moscow: FIZMATLIT, 2008. P. 153–9.
• Mikhail Semenovich Druskin. Life milestones. In: Memory to Mikhail Semenovich Druskin : in 2 vols. Vol. 1: Articles. Memoires / eds.: L. G. Kovnatskaya, A. K. Koenigsberg, L. V. Miheeva. Materials preparation: L. O. Ader, O. N. Tchumikova. St Petersburg : Allegro, 2009. P. 8–52.
• Druskin as a scientist. In: Memory to Mikhail Semenovich Druskin : in 2 vols. Vol. 1. P. 101–21.
• To the reader. In: Memory to Mikhail Semenovich Druskin : in 2 vols. Vol. 2: From correspondence / eds.: L. G. Kovnatskaya, A. K. Koenigsberg, L. V. Miheeva. Materials preparation: L. O. Ader; O. N. Tchumikova. St Petersburg : Allegro, 2009. 583 p. Vol. 2: From correspondence. P. 3–6.
• Letters of A. E. Parnis / publ. L. Kovnatskaya; entry art. M. Druskin; comment.: V. Sazhina and L. Ader. In: Memory to Mikhail Semenovich Druskin : in 2 vols. Vol. 2. P. 7–21.
• Letters from E. Ejmsgejmer / publ. and comment. L. Kovnatskaya; transl., entry art. and comment. O. Chumikova. In: Memory to Mikhail Semenovich Druskin : in 2 vols. Vol. 2. P. 22–8.
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See also

• Women in musicology

External links

• Russian Shostakovich Studies: History in the Contemporary Stage http://www.mmb.org.gr/page/default.asp?id=4066&la=2
• Shostakovich and the LASM https://www.jstor.org/pss/945501
• Notes on a Theme from 'Peter Grimes' // On Mahler and Britten: Essays in Honour of Donald Mitchell https://books.google.com/books?id=wK5vH7dvt6EC&dq=liudmila+kovnatskaya&pg=PA172
• (mentioned) Shostakovich: A Life Remembered (New Edition). By Elizabeth Wilson https://archive.today/20130415140108/http://ml.oxfordjournals.org/content/88/4/697.short
• (mentioned) A Whittall - Music and Letters, 2002 - Oxford University Press http://ml.oxfordjournals.org/content/83/4/653.full.pdf
• (mentioned) Sheinberg, Shostakovich in Context http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/notes/v057/57.4sheinberg.html
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Notes and References

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