TY - BOOK ID - 2625438 TI - Shostakovich studies PY - 1995 SN - 0521452392 0521028310 0511551401 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Composers KW - Compositeurs KW - Shostakovich, Dmitrii Dmitrievich, KW - Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, KW - Shostakovich, Dmitrïi Dmitrievich KW - Criticism and interpretation KW - Criticism and interpretation. KW - Шостакович, Дмитрий Дмитриевич KW - Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich KW - Chostakovitch, D. KW - Chostakovitch, Dimitri, KW - Chostakovitch, Dmitri, KW - Schostakovich, Dmitri Dmitriyevich, KW - Schostakovitj, Dmitrij, KW - Schostakowisch, Dmitri Dimitriewisch KW - Schostakowitsch, D., KW - Schostakowitsch, Dimitri, KW - Schostakowitsch, Dmitri, KW - Schostakowitsch, Dmitrij, KW - Sciostakovic, Dimitri, KW - Sciostakovic, Dmitri, KW - Sciostakovich, Dmitri, KW - Shostakovic, Dmitrij, KW - Shostakovich, D. KW - Shostakovich, Dimitri, KW - Shostakovich, Dmitrij, KW - Shostakovich, Dmitry, KW - Shostakovitch, Dmitri, KW - Sjostakovitj, Dmitri, KW - Sjostakovitj, Dmitrij, KW - Sjostakovitsj, Dmitri, KW - Šostakovič, D. D. KW - Šostakovič, D. KW - Šostakovič, Dmitrij, KW - Šostakovič, Dmitrij Dmitrijevič, KW - Šostakovičius, D., KW - Šostakovitš, Dmitri, KW - Szostakowicz, A., KW - Szostakowicz, Dmitri, KW - Szostakowicz, Dymitr, KW - Шостакович, Дмитрий Дмитриевич, KW - שוסטקוביץ׳, דמיטרי, KW - Muziekgeschiedenis KW - Muziekwetenschappen KW - Essays KW - Stijlstudies KW - Muziekanalyses KW - Politiek KW - U.S.S.R. KW - Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975) KW - 20e eeuw KW - Rusland UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2625438 AB - Few composers' posthumous reputations have grown as steadily as Shostakovich's. Yet outside the concert hall the focus of attention seems to have been on the extraordinary circumstances of his life rather than on the music itself. This book seeks to show that the power of his work stems as much from its craftsmanship as from its political and personal context. The theoretical chapters lay the foundation for a proper understanding of Shostakovich's musical language for the first time in the West. The social context is not neglected, however, and alongside many new insights spread through the book, a substantial and provocative chapter considers the issues surrounding the composition of the Fifth Symphony. The eleven essays in the volume draw together some of the finest scholars of Russian music in Europe, Russia and America. ER -