New Shostakovich

Since the posthumous publication in 1979 of alleged memoirs by Shostakovich, the controversy about the composer and his music has escalated. This book presents the case for the dissident view, arguing that the meaning of the composer's music cannot be appreciated without a knowledge of the terrible times he lived through under Soviet Communism.

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Ian MacDonald was born in 1948. A writer of many interests, he was Assistant Editor of the New Musical Express during 1972-5. He also worked as a songwriter and record producer, and is the author of Revolution in the Head (1994;1997; 2005), The People's Music (2003) and The Beatles at No. 1 (2003). He died in 2003. Raymond Clarke, born in Bournemouth in 1963, obtained his MA at Cambridge University before studying piano at Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music. An active concert performer, he also teaches piano at Bristol University. Three of his currently-available commercial CDs feature solo piano music by Shostakovich, including both sonatas.

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