The Cambridge Companion to Shostakovich

Klappentext Thanks to the ambiguities of Soviet cultural life, Shostakovich was regarded in the West with a mixture of admiration and suspicion. This study is a guide for all who wish to probe more deeply into this complex, important composer and his place in the history of music. Zusammenfassung Thanks to the ambiguities of Soviet cultural life, Shostakovich was regarded in the West with a mixture of admiration and suspicion. This study is a guide for all who wish to probe more deeply into this complex, important composer and his place in the history of music.

Autorentext
Pauline Fairclough is Lecturer in Music at the University of Bristol. David Fanning is Professor of Music at the University of Manchester.

Klappentext
A collection of essays investigating the life and work of the complex, important and iconic composer Shostakovich.

Inhalt
Chronology; Introduction; Part I. Instrumental Works: 1. Personal integrity and public service: the voice of the symphonist Eric Roseberry; 2. The string quartets: in dialogue with form and tradition Judy Kuhn; 3. Paths to the first symphony David Fanning; 4. Shostakovich's second piano sonata: a composition recital in three styles David Haas; 5. 'I took a simple little theme and developed it': Shostakovich's string concertos and sonatas Malcolm MacDonald; Part II. Music for Stage and Screen: 6. Shostakovich and the theatre Gerard McBurney; 7. Shostakovich as opera composer Rosamund Bartlett; 8. Shostakovich's ballets Marina Ilichova; 9. Screen dramas: Shostakovich's cinema career John Riley; Part III. Vocal and Choral Works: 10. Between reality and transcendence: Shostakovich's songs Francis Maes; 11. Slava! Shostakovich's 'official compositions' Pauline Fairclough; Part IV. Performance, Theory, Reception: 12. A political football - Shostakovich reception in Germany Erik Levi; 13. The rough guide to Shostakovich's harmonic language David Haas; 14. Shostakovich on record David Fanning; 15. Jewish existential irony as musical ethos in the music of Shostakovich Esti Sheinberg.

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