Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich (Limelight) - Softcover

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087910998X ISBN 13: 9780879109981

Publisher: Limelight Editions, 2004

Synopsis

This is the powerful memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov. When it was first published in 1979, it became an international bestseller. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as black-and-white photos. "Testimony changed the perception of Shostakovich's life and work dramatically, and influenced innumerable performances of his music." - New Grove Dictionary

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Review:

"'I do not know of a musician who will not read it with compassion and admiration' Andre Previn"

Synopsis:

Since the time of his death, Dmitri Schostakovich's place in the pantheon of 20th century composers has become more commanding and more celebrated, while his musical legacy, with all its wonderfully varied richness, is performed with increasing frequency throughout the world. This seemingly endless surge of interest can be attributed , at least in part, to 'Testimony'. The powerful memoirs the ailing composer dictated to the young Russian musicologist Solomon Volkov.

About this edition

• Publisher: Limelight Editions
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 087910998X
• ISBN 13: 9780879109981
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350