A Shostakovich Casebook (Russian Music Studies) First paperback edition 2005

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A Shostakovich Casebook (Russian Music Studies) - This essential collection of 25 essays, interviews, and reviews examines the authenticity of Testimo

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"The book . . . includes . . . valuable essays and interviews, which move beyond the scholarly controversy to sketch a nuanced picture of Shostakovich's life under a totalitarian regime. . . . The 'Casebook' contributors compellingly warn of replacing one mask with another, one black-and-white myth with its simple inversion." ―New York Times

". . . an important and readable collection. . . . It presents a devastating critique of Volkov's...

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