Overview :Dmitry Shostakovich was one of the most successful composers of the twentieth century--a musician who adapted as no other to the unique pres... Read More
Overview :As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, ... Read More
Overview :Shostakovich's lurid opera of sex, violence, and murder, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, is famous for being banned by personal decree of Joseph S... Read More
Overview :As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, ... Read More
Overview :Musicologist Pauline Fairclough explores the evolving role of music in shaping the cultural identity of the Soviet Union in a revelatory wor... Read More