Shostakovich Studies

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-521-02831-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

Reihe: Cambridge Composer Studies

Few composers' posthumous reputations have grown as steadily as Shostakovich's. Yet outside the concert hall the focus of attention seems to have been on the extraordinary circumstances of his life rather than on the music itself. This book seeks to show that the power of his work stems as much from its craftsmanship as from its political and personal context. The theoretical chapters lay the foundation for a proper understanding of Shostakovich's musical language for the first time in the West. The social context is not neglected, however, and alongside many new insights spread through the book, a substantial and provocative chapter considers the issues surrounding the composition of the Fifth Symphony. The eleven essays in the volume draw together some of the finest scholars of Russian music in Europe, Russia and America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fanning, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik Geschichte der Musik: Klassische Musik des 20./21. Jahrhunderts
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: talking about eggs: musicology and Shostakovich David Fanning; 2. Public lies and unspeakable truth: interpreting Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony Richard Taruskin; 3. Form in Shostakovich's instrumental works Yuriy Kholopov; 4. Russian theorists on modality in Shostakovich's music Ellon D. Carpenter; 5.The cycle of structure and the cycle of meaning: the Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67 Patrick McCreless; 6. Leitmotif in Lady Macbeth David Fanning; 7. From Lady Macbeth to Katerina: Shostakovich's versions and revisions Laurel E. Fay; 8. The Golden Age: the true story of the première Manashir Yakubov; 9. 'And art made tongue-tied by authority': Shostakovich's song-cycles Dorothea Redepenning; 10. A debt repaid? Some observations on Shostakovich and his late-period recognition of Britten Eric Roseberry; 11. Shostakovich and Schnittke: the erosion of symphonic syntax Alexander Ivashkin; Index.