The essence of A.I. Herzen's musical concept on the pages of the «Past and doom» («Byloye i dumy»)

The subject of the article: the essence of A.I. Herzen's musical concept on the pages of The «Past and doom». The object of the article: nineteenth century: public life, a special type of philosophizing in literary circles, musical creativity, The purpose of the project: to update for the scientific world information about the intellectual history of Russia through the prism of studying one of the greatest works of A.I. Herzen, to formulate the grounds for research work. Methodology of the work: construction of a musical concept of the context of Herzen's literary work "Past and doom", in which the author, along with the ideological life of his time, recreates the artistic chronicle of the nineteenth century, which reflected diverse cultural phenomena, and Herzen himself showed himself not only as a philosopher, historian, ideologist, politician, public figure, but also and as a connoisseur of art. Results of the work: the inclusion of A.I. Herzen's musical concept on the pages of "Past and doom" in the overall picture of a long contradictory process of perception of musical. Conclusion: the scientific novelty of the study consists in considering another talent of Herzen, manifested in the versatility of perception of musical art, in the ability to hear its features and judge it quite professionally.