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Shostakovich Reconsidered
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Product Details
- Published on: 1998-01-01
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Dmitry Shostakovich's memoirs, "Testimony", 'related to and edited by Solomon Volkov', have been the subject of fierce debate since their publication in 1979. Was "Testimony" a forgery, made up by an impudent impostor, or was it the deathbed confession of a bent, but unbroken, man? Even now, years after the fall of the communist regime, a coterie of well-placed Western musicologists have regularly raised objections to "Testimony", hoping with each attack to undermine the picture of Shostakovich presented in his memoirs that of a man of enormous moral stature, bitterly disillusioned with the Soviet system.Here, Allan Ho and Dmitry Feofanov systematically address all of the accusations levelled at "Testimony" and Solomon Volkov, Shostakovich's amanuensis, amassing an enormous amount of material about Shostakovich and his position in Soviet society and burying forever the picture of Shostakovich as a willing participant in the communist charade. Allan B. Ho is a musicologist, and Dmitry Feofanov is a lawyer and pianist.
Customer Reviews
the heart and soul of the greatest composer of the 20th century
This is a meticulously detailed, impressively arranged and sublimely readable work of historical investigation. Even the footnotes sparkle.
It is almost 800 pages of text but I could easily read another 800 and still want to read more. Ho and Feofanov's love and respect for Dimitri Shostakovich (and for the seriously maligned and denigrated Solomon Volkov) inform the work. I have always believed in 'Testimony' and after reading this I cherish those memoirs even more.
This is one of the most wonderful books I have ever read.
An impressive document in support of Volkov's "Testimony"
This is a joint effort by several authors which, in its totality, offers a meticulously detailed and documented review of the facts supporting the authenticity of Solomon Volkov's "Testimony, the Memoirs of Dimitri Shostakovich" and the value of Ian MacDonald's "The New Shostakovich."
