New Shostakovich
«One of the best biographies of Dmitri Shostakovich I have read»
Maxim Shostakovich
Party stalwart or secret dissenter? A major reassessment of the life, works, and politics of the Soviet Union's greatest composer by one of our best music critics. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Pimlico
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 464
- ISBN
- 9781845950644
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«One of the best biographies of Dmitri Shostakovich I have read»
Maxim Shostakovich
«Compelling ... a portrait of a creative artist tormented and harried by the random assaults of Stalinism»
Financial Times
«Persuasively argued and forceful ... A valid, politically driven reconsideration of the composer's works»
New York Times Review of Books
«With passionate integrity, MacDonald fastidiously builds a case to rival the most compellingly labyrinthine detective investigation. Now the great music of Shostakovich will be heard anew»
Q
«Much-needed - a very fascinating insight»
Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)