Elizabeth Wilson’s Shostakovich: A Life Remembered presents him as he was seen and remembered by his friends and colleagues. Some of their reminiscences had already been published, and some were written at Wilson’s invitation for this book.
Elizabeth Wilson’s Shostakovich: A Life Remembered presents him as he was seen and remembered by his friends and colleagues. Fluent in Russian and a musician herself-she studied in Moscow with Mstislav Rostropovich, the cellist, one-time student, and close friend of Shostakovich’s-she was especially qualified to both evaluate the published reminiscences and draw out new material from those who knew him.
Shostakovich: A Life Remembered
Shostakovich: A Life Remembered. by. Elizabeth Wilson. Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries: family members, friends, fellow musicians and other prominent figures of the time.
Shostakovich: A Life Remembered Format: Hardcover Authors: Elizabeth Wilson ISBN10 . Elizabeth Wilson's biography of Shostakovich is a brilliant and convincing portrait of the Soviet-era composer
Shostakovich: A Life Remembered Format: Hardcover Authors: Elizabeth Wilson ISBN10: 0691029717 Published: 1994-08-14 Shostakovich: A Life Remembered. Princeton University Press. Number of Pages Elizabeth Wilson's biography of Shostakovich is a brilliant and convincing portrait of the Soviet-era composer. Based on letters, diaries, and interviews with and of his contemporaries, Wilson weaves together a sort of 'external/internal' picture of Shostakovich that is credible because it stems from the people who knew him and, to whatever extent, understood him.
Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer, drawn from the reminiscences and reflections of his contemporaries. Elizabeth Wilson sheds light on the composer's creative process and his working life in music, and examines the enormous and enduring influence that Shostakovich has had on Soviet musical life. The one indispensable book about the composer.
THIS large book about Dmitri Shostakovich evades the usual challenge to authors of biography, since it is not 'by' Elizabeth Wilson, but is a 'life remembered' by relatives, friends, lovers, wives, acquaintances an. .
THIS large book about Dmitri Shostakovich evades the usual challenge to authors of biography, since it is not 'by' Elizabeth Wilson, but is a 'life remembered' by relatives, friends, lovers, wives, acquaintances and professional colleagues, in the early years mostly Russian, but increasingly scattered, as the composer's fame burgeoned, around the world
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Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries: family members, friends, fellow musicians and other prominent figures of the time. 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 20th century.