Shostakovich A Life Remembered - Second Edition

Name: Shostakovich A Life Remembered - Second Edition
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ISBN: 9780691128863

ISBN-10: 0691128863

ISBN-13: 9780691128863

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Elizabeth Wilson

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Shostakovich: A Life Rememberedis a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries. Elizabeth Wilson covers the composer's life from his early successes to his struggles under the Stalinist regime, and his international recognition as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. 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. This new edition, produced to coincide with the centenary of Shostakovich's birth, draws on many new writings on the composer. In doing so, it…

Book details

List price: $48.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 2.222

Elizabeth Wilson is a professor of cultural studies at the University of North London. She has published several books, including The Sphinx in the City and Hallucinations: Life in the Post-Modern City.



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgements


Acronyms



Childhood and Youth



The Young Composer Established



Criticism and the Response to Criticism



The War Years - A Respite



The Final Years of Stalinism



The Thaw



Regeneration



The Last Years


Appendix: The First Cello Concerto


Biographical


Notes


Annotated


List of Sources


Index