"Dmitri Shostakovich, Pianist takes a look at Shostakovich as pianist. The biographical narrative is interwoven with analyses of Shostakovich's piano and chamber works, demonstrating how he interpreted his own music. For the first time, Shostakovich's recordings are used as prim…
"Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was not only one of the greatest composers of the 20th century but also the first major Soviet composer. In this fourth edition of Dmitri Shostakovich Catalogue: The First Hundred Years and Beyond, Derek C. Hulme lists and describes all known mus…
Contemplating Shostakovich: life, music and film
Contemplating Shostakovich: life, music and film
Each chapter in this book covers aspects of Shostakovich's output in the context of his life and cultural milieu. While there is nothing new in relating Shostakovich's works to the circumstances in which he worked, what this collection does do is to offer new insight, in both de…
Shostakovich's music is often said to communicate a profound & highly characteristic sense of energy. Through analysis of the symphonies, Michael Rofe shows how energy emanates from multiple internal dimensions of the music: rhythms, harmonies, timbres, tonal schemes and forms m…