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^ Read * Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, Second Edition by Elizabeth Wilson ´ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, Second Edition Brian J. Buchanan said Shostakovich: `pain personified'. In 19Shostakovich: `pain personified' In 1936 Stalin walked out of Dmitri Shostakovich's opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Soon an article in Pravda appeared: "Muddle Instead of Music" - inept criticism, but devastating effect. The political war for Shostakovich's soul had begun.Performance of his Fourth Symphony was canceled. Friends avoided him. Musicians supporting him were persecuted. And as Shostakovich, one of the 20th century's greate
| Title | : | Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, Second Edition |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691128863 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 600 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
In particular, Shostakovich's sardonic and witty sense of humor reveals itself in many of his letters to close friends. This new edition, produced to coincide with the centenary of Shostakovich's birth, draws on many new writings on the composer. She builds up a detailed picture of Shostakovich's creative processes, how he was perceived by contemporaries, and of the increased contrast between his private life and public image as his fame increased. Elizabeth Wilson covers the composer's life from his early successes to his struggles under the Stalinist regime,
Praise for the previous edition: "Elizabeth Wilson's magnificent new oral history, Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, is the one indispensable book about the composer."--Richard Taruskin, The New York TimesPraise for the previous edition: "Wilson has gathered numerous recollections of Shostakovich and organized them into an enormous biography that follows every step of his life. For the first time, Shostakovich's anguished personality comes into focus, and his emotionally devastating encounters with the Soviet government are put into trustworthy perspective."--The New York Daily News. Together, these diverse sources provide a mosaic portrait of a shy, fidgety, punctilious musician."--New Yorker"The most important book ever published about the greatest Russian composer of the twentieth century
Brian J. Buchanan said Shostakovich: `pain personified'. In 19Shostakovich: `pain personified' In 1936 Stalin walked out of Dmitri Shostakovich's opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Soon an article in Pravda appeared: "Muddle Instead of Music" - inept criticism, but devastating effect. The political war for Shostakovich's soul had begun.Performance of his Fourth Symphony was canceled. Friends avoided him. Musicians supporting him were persecuted. And as Shostakovich, one of the 20th century's greatest composers, would acknowledge much later, had it not been for the totalitarian regime under which he lived, "I would have written more pure music."Yet this same man who suffered under Soviet communism al. 6 Stalin walked out of Dmitri Shostakovich's opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Soon an article in Pravda appeared: "Muddle Instead of Music" - inept criticism, but devastating effect. The political war for Shostakovich's soul had begun.Performance of his Fourth Symphony was canceled. Friends avoided him. Musicians supporting him were persecuted. And as Shostakovich, one of the "Shostakovich: `pain personified'" according to Brian J. Buchanan. In 19Shostakovich: `pain personified' In 1936 Stalin walked out of Dmitri Shostakovich's opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Soon an article in Pravda appeared: "Muddle Instead of Music" - inept criticism, but devastating effect. The political war for Shostakovich's soul had begun.Performance of his Fourth Symphony was canceled. Friends avoided him. Musicians supporting him were persecuted. And as Shostakovich, one of the 20th century's greatest composers, would acknowledge much later, had it not been for the totalitarian regime under which he lived, "I would have written more pure music."Yet this same man who suffered under Soviet communism al. 6 Stalin walked out of Dmitri Shostakovich's opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Soon an article in Pravda appeared: "Muddle Instead of Music" - inept criticism, but devastating effect. The political war for Shostakovich's soul had begun.Performance of his Fourth Symphony was canceled. Friends avoided him. Musicians supporting him were persecuted. And as Shostakovich, one of the 20th century's greatest composers, would acknowledge much later, had it not been for the totalitarian regime under which he lived, "I would have written more pure music."Yet this same man who suffered under Soviet communism al. 0th century's greatest composers, would acknowledge much later, had it not been for the totalitarian regime under which he lived, "I would have written more pure music."Yet this same man who suffered under Soviet communism al. "Astounding, intimately clear" according to A. Yen. Although not as thorough on the music of the great composer itself, this book is a must read for anyone interested in Shostakovich, or music and Soviet history in general.Wilson lucidly supports her interviews and articles from colleagues, friends, and family of the composer with a curious detachment that serves to clarify rather than alienate the subject matter. The articles and interviews themselves are priceless artifacts, and presented here in an intelligent fashion.Shostakovich's life is portrayed here with startling intimacy. The reader will find him or herself able to visualize the genius compose. Shostakovich and 'the scourges of a cruel age' For anyone interested in Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) the man and his music, *Shostakovich: A Life Remembered (Second Edition)* is a compelling book. In a carefully researched and organized work, cellist and author Elizabeth Wilson presents a biography of Shostakovich comprising collated reminiscences and value judgments of his contemporaries that form the bulk of 537 pages of main text, along with her own input and documentary evidence where available. The prevailing political and cultural environment of the Soviet Union at the time looms large in the background. So many names familiar and unfamilia
She is a teacher, writer, and performer. . Elizabeth Wilson, a cellist and Russianist, studied at the Moscow State Conservatory with Mstislav Rostropovich between 1964 and 1971
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