Glikman Isaak (10 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. After considerable hesitation and soul-searching I have decided to publish the letters Dmitry Dmitriyevich Shostakovich wrote to me. This choice by the composer's close friend Isaak Glikman brought the tormented feelings of the musical genius into public view. Now those feelings resound in the first substantial collection of Shostakovich's letters to appear in English. From the early 1930s until his death in 1975 Shostakovich wrote regularly to Glikman, a Leningrad theater critic and historian. The 288 letters included in this volume began in 1941, at the time of Operation Barbarossa and the composition of the controversial (Leningrad) Symphony no. 7, and continue until 1974, by which time Shostakovich was too frail to write. Glikman's extensive introduction explains that the earlier letters were lost?presumably left behind when both men were evacuated from besieged Leningrad. In his account of those years, Glikman relates personal details of the composer's life during the height of the Stalinist Terror, including Shostakovich's response to the public humiliation inflicted by the regime after the premiere of his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Taken together, the letters and Glikman's fascinating commentary form a portrait of a complex and acutely sensitive personality endowed with enormous moral integrity, humanity, compassion, and a sharp, often self-deprecating, sense of humor. The book recounts some of the most pivotal episodes of Shostakovich's life, including the long withdrawal of the Symphony no. 4, the regime's 1948 attacks on the composer, his subsequent trips to the United States and other Western countries, his frame of mind upon joining the Communist party in 1960, his reactions to the music of his contemporaries, and his composition of the devastating late symphonies and final string quartets. The battles over the politics of Dmitry Shostakovich and his music continue with undiminished vehemence, and Story of a Friendship is sure to occasion still more argument. At the same time, the book provides a unique opportunity better to understand the man and his music, on the one hand, and the regime that alternately hailed and reviled him, on the other. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. After Considerable Hesitation And Soul-Searching I Have Decided To Publish The Letters Dmitry Dmitriyevich Shostakovich Wrote To Me. This Choice By The Composer's Close Friend Isaak Glikman Brought The Tormented Feelings Of The Musical Genius Into Public View. Now Those Feelings Resound In The First Substantial Collection Of Shostakovich's Letters To Appear In English. From The Early 1930S Until His Death In 1975 Shostakovich Wrote Regularly To Glikman, A Leningrad Theater Critic And Historian. The 288 Letters Included In This Volume Began In 1941, At The Time Of Operation Barbarossa And The Composition Of The Controversial (Leningrad) Symphony No. 7, And Continue Until 1974, By Which Time Shostakovich Was Too Frail To Write. Glikman's Extensive Introduction Explains That The Earlier Letters Were Lost―Presumably Left Behind When Both Men Were Evacuated From Besieged Leningrad. In His Account Of Those Years, Glikman Relates Personal Details Of The Composer's Life During The Height Of The Stalinist Terror, Including Shostakovich's Response To The Public Humiliation Inflicted By The Regime After The Premiere Of His Opera Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk. Taken Together, The Letters And Glikman's Fascinating Commentary Form A Portrait Of A Complex And Acutely Sensitive Personality Endowed With Enormous Moral Integrity, Humanity, Compassion, And A Sharp, Often Self-Deprecating, Sense Of Humor. The Book Recounts Some Of The Most Pivotal Episodes Of Shostakovich's Life, Including The Long Withdrawal Of The Symphony No. 4, The Regime's 1948 Attacks On The Composer, His Subsequent Trips To The United States And Other Western Countries, His Frame Of Mind Upon Joining The Communist Party In 1960, His Reactions To The Music Of His Contemporaries, And His Composition Of The Devastating Late Symphonies And Final String Quartets. The Battles Over The Politics Of Dmitry Shostakovich And His Music Continue With Undiminished Vehemence, And Story Of A Friendship Is Sure To Occasion Still More Argument. At The Same Time, The Book Provides A Unique Opportunity Better To Understand The Man And His Music, On The One Hand, And The Regime That Alternately Hailed And Reviled Him, On The Other.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo (24 x 16cm). xliv, 340 pp. Plates. Cloth, slightly worn, in worn dust-jacket with a few chips to top edge. Internally very good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good / Good dust jacket. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Modest show of wear. Rips along top and bottom edges of jacket. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. Priznannyj master novelly, samobytnyj poet, romanist i dramaturg, Bret Gart prinadlezhit k chislu vydayushchikhsya pisatelej SShA. V obshirnom i neravnotsennom tvorcheskom nasledii Bret Garta tsentralnoe mesto po pravu zanimayut ego kalifornijskie rasskazy i povesti; im on obyazan svoej mirovoj slavoj; v nikh s naibolshej polnotoj i siloj proyavilsya ego originalnyj pisatelskij talant.Svezhest i novizna tematiki, yarkost natsionalnogo kolorita, zakonchennost khudozhestvennoj formy, gumannost i demokraticheskaya napravlennost etikh rasskazov srazu zhe privlekli k nim vnimanie shirokikh chitatelskikh krugov Ameriki i mnogikh stran Evropy.…

Dust Jacket Condition: Gut. 1 Auflage. Jahr: 1995. Einband: Pappe. Beschreibung: 1995 - Aus dem Russ. von Thomas Klein und Reimar Westendorf. Deutsche Ausgabe herausgegeben und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Reimar Westendorf. Pappbd. mit Orig.SU. Sehr gut erhalten. Sprache: de. 348 S.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: gut. 1995. Chaos statt Musik? Briefe an einen Freund In deutscher Sprache. pages.