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Shostakovich: Composing with Stalin Watching

This video looks at the techniques used by Shostakovich to compose music while under the scrutiny of Stalin during the Red Terror. How could express his sadness and outrage (fifth and seventh symphonies, quartet no.8, etc.) without being killed for doing so? PROMOTION: If you’re interested in a companion app for learning piano, try: https://tinyurl.com/tantacrul-flowkey I think it's pretty decent for aiding learning, although it should not be thought of as a replacement for a teacher! ----- BOOKS Elizabeth Kuhn, Shostakovich in Dialogue Laurel E. Fay, Shostakovich - A Life (quote from Flora Litvinova - p.128) Solomon Volkov - Testimony Malcolm Hamrick Browse - A Shostakovich Casebook (created in response to ‘Testimony’) ARTICLES Interesting article about the authenticity of ‘Testimony’ https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/music/1106/hidden-sympathies Nice short description of Shostakovich’s 9th quartet (my personal favourite) and includes a description of his fascination with Rossini’s William Tell http://www.quartets.de/compositions/ssq09.html Shostakovich Sung in Space http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/7/yuri-gagarin-sings Article about the 7th Symphony http://allingray.com/dissertation/the-leningrad.htm --- Shostakovich and Klezmer Music --- About Kelzmer & Shostakovich http://jewishmusicanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-tonality-of-jewish-klezmer-music.html The Double Meaning of Jewish Elements in Dimitri Shostakovich's Music By Joachim Braun https://www.jstor.org/stable/948173?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony: An Analytical Exploration and Keys to Interpretation By Phillip Lenberg https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/62891423.pdf Other New York Times Obituary https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/11/archives/dmitri-shostakovich-dead-at-68-after-hospitalization-in-moscow.html CLIPS USED Golden Age - Bolshoi Theatre http://bit.ly/GoldenAgeBolshoi PERFORMERS https://www.greenwichtrio.com https://www.nicolabenedetti.co.uk