The Cambridge companion to Shostakovich / edited by Pauline Fairclough and David Fanning.
| Other author/creator | Fairclough, Pauline, 1970- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Fanning, David (David J.), editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xv, 397 pages : music ; 25 cm. |
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| Series | Cambridge companions to music Cambridge companions to music. ^A371619 |
| Contents | Instrumental works. Personal integrity and public service: the voice of the symphonist / Eric Roseberry -- The string quartets: in dialogue with form and tradition / Judy Kuhn -- Paths to the First Symphony / David Fanning -- Shostakovich's Second Piano Sonata: a composition recital in three styles / David Haas -- 'I took a simple little theme and developed it': Shostakovich's string concertos and sonatas / Malcolm MacDonald -- Music for stage and screen. Shostakovich and the theatre / Gerard McBurney -- Shostakovich as opera composer / Rosamund Bartlett -- Shostakovich's ballets / Marina Ilichova -- Screen dramas: Shostakovich's cinema career / John Riley -- Vocal and choral works. Between reality and transcendence: Shostakovich's songs / Francis Maes -- Slava! The 'official compositions' / Pauline Fairclough -- Performance, theory, reception. A political football: Shostakovich reception in Germany / Erik Levi -- The rough guide to Shostakovich's harmonic language / David Haas -- Shostakovich on record / David Fanning -- Jewish existential irony as musical ethos in the music of Shostakovich / Esti Sheinberg. |
| Abstract | As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, and by others as a symbol of moral resistance, both he and his music met with approval and condemnation in equal measure. The demise of the Communist state has, if anything, been accompanied by a bolstering of his reputation, but critical engagement with his multi-faceted achievements has been patchy. This Companion offers a new starting point and a guide for readers who seek a fuller understanding of Shostakovich's place in the history of music. Bringing together an international team of scholars, the book brings up-to-date research to bear on the full range of Shostakovich's musical output, addressing scholars, students and all those interested in this complex, iconic figure. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-389) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007050142 |
| ISBN | 9780521603157 |
| ISBN | 0521603153 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.S53 C36 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |