Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos: An Owner's Manual [With Audio CD]

by David Hurwitz and Dmitri Shostakovich

The fall of the Soviet empire has not diminished the popularity of Dmitri Shostakovich's great symphonies and concertos one bit, despite the fact that most literature on him neglects any substantive discussion of the music itself in favor of biographical speculation on the relationship between the composer and the political climate of the day. This is the first book to provide a detailed, descriptive analysis of the 21 symphonies and concertos, work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574671316
• ISBN13: 9781574671315
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Amadeus
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.0"