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Shostakovich Studies 2

By Pauline Fairclough

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
0521111188, 9780521111188
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11142303 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Composer Studies
Edition
1
Pages
339\339
Topic
Art Music
Time added
2014-12-19 14:18:43

Description

When Shostakovich Studies was published in 1995, archival research in the ex-Soviet Union was only just beginning. Since that time, research carried out in the Shostakovich Family Archive, founded by the composer's widow Irina Antonovna Shostakovich in 1975, and the Glinka Museum of Musical Culture has significantly raised the level of international Shostakovich studies. At the same time, scholarly understanding of Soviet society and culture has developed significantly since 1991, and this has also led to a more nuanced appreciation of Shostakovich's public and professional identity. Shostakovich Studies 2 reflects these changes, focusing on documentary research, manuscript sources, film studies and musical analysis informed by literary criticism and performance. Contributions in this volume include chapters on Orango, Shostakovich's diary, behind-the-scenes events following Pravda's criticisms of Shostakovich in 1936 and a new memoir of Shostakovich by the Soviet poet Evgeniy Dolmatovsky, as well as analytical studies from a range of perspectives.

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