The Cambridge Companion to Shostakovich

by Pauline Fairclough and David Fanning

Book Overview

As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, and by others as a symbol of moral resistance, both he and his music met with approval and condemnation in equal measure. The demise of the Communist state has, if anything, been accompanied by a bolstering of his reputation, but critical engagement with his multi-faceted achievements has been patchy. This Companion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521603153
• ISBN13: 9780521603157
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.5"