Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich

349 Pages·1984·8.001 MB·English

by  Dmitri Shostakovich, Solomon Volkov, Antoninaw Bovis

THEM EMOIROSF
DMITRI
HOSTAKOVICH
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LIMELIGHETD ITIONS
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TESTIMONY
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ShostakovDimciht,r Dimii triev1i9c0h6-,1 975.
Testimontyh:em emoiros.f D mitrSih ostakovich.
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Contents
Prefacex 1
Introductxiioxn
TESTIMONY 3
MajoCro mpositiTointsla,en sd,A wards2 77
Index2 83

Illustrations
FrontisIpriienScahe o:s tak,oB voirciThsi shchenDkmoi,t ri
ShostakoavnidcS ho,l omoVonl kov
Followpiang8ge6 :
Shostakoavnidfc ehl lsotwu deanttL se ningrCaodn ser-
vatory
They ounSgh ostakovich
LeningrCaodn servatory
AlexanGdlearz uncoovm,p osaenrdl ongtidmier ecotfo r
theC onservatory
Shostakovicthh egw rietadhti recMteoyre rhold
WithM eyerhoMlady,a kovsaknydR, o dchen1k9o2,9
Shostakovpiacthr'oMsna ,r shaTlu khachevasnkdy ,h is
wifeN,i na
NikolAakii movd,i recotfo rsa c andalporuosd uctoifo n
Hamlet
MikhaZiols hchentkhoei, n fluenstaitailr ical writer
NinaV arzaSrh,o stvaikcohfi'rssw ti fe
Withm usicolIovgaiSnso tl lertinhsiksy ,c lforsieesntd
BoriAss afietvh,eg reaSto vimeuts icologist
Stalain�dZ hdanoavtt heb ieorf Sergei Kirov
Timeco vepro rtraySihnogs takoivnia c fihr efi ghter's
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helmedtu rinWgo rlWda rI I
Withh ifasv oristteu deVnetn,i amFilne ishman
ProkofiSehvo,s takoavnidcK hh,a chaturian
Playifonrgb ombepri lodtusr iWnogr lWda rI I
Khrenniaksosva ilSihnogs takoavtti hceh fiCrosmtpo s-
ersC'o ngre1s94s,8
TheC ongreisnts h es esstiohnac to ndemnmeadn yl ead­
ingc omposers
Followpiangg1e 8 2:
InN ewY ork1,94 9,to a ttetnhdeC ultuarnadlS cientif­
icC ongrefosrsW orlPde ace
Shostakowviitchhhi w si ef,N inai,na boxa tL eningrad
Philharmonic
Withh imso theSro,fi yVaa silye1v9n5a,1
Int hed ressrioonmg o fh isso nc,o nducMtaoxri mS ho­
stakovich
PauRlo besoann da ctoSro lomoMni khoeilnMs oscow
Titlpea geo fY iddissohn cgo llecetdiiotnbe ydS hosta­
kovic1h97,0
Accompanyai pnegr formanocfhe i csy clFer,o Jme wish
FolPko etry
Thec omposeartw ork
Withh itsh irwdi feI,r ina
Witht hec omposer Muradeli,t ofol liksm tuesnii­ng
cianisnt heK irghRiezp ubl1i96c3,
The NeYwo rkP hilharmounnidce,Lr e onarBde rn­
steionni, t fisr svti stiotM o scow1,95 9
Receivai cnegr tififrcoamtA ea roCno plainndM oscow,
1960
WithS olomoVno lko1v96, 5
Scoroeft heT hirteeSnytmhp honiyn scritboVe odl kov,
1972
Withc onducGteonrn adRyo zhdestveannsdVk oyl kov,
1975
Ata perfoarnmcoef hliassq tu art1e97t,4
Withh iyso unggr andson
Readionnge o fh imsa nyo fficiaslp eeches
Thef uneroafSl h ostakoAvuigcuhs,1t 4, 1 97 5
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Preface
MY
persoantaqlu ainwtiatnhc eS hostakion1v 9i6c0h, began
wheInw atsh fier tsotr evitehpwer emioefhr iEesi ghQtuha ritnae t
Leninngerwasdp aSpheors.t awkaotsvh ieficnfh t y-Ifow uarss.i xteen.
Iw ahsi fsa naatdimci rer.
Iti si mpostsois btlumedu ys iincR ussainand o cto maec rtohses
namSeh ostaiknoc vhiiclhdI hr oeomde.m wbheerin n,1 955m,y p ar­
entrse turinnge rdee axtc itfreommea nc th ambceorn cSehrots:t ako­
viacnhsd e vesrianlgh earpdse rforhmie"sdJ ewishfo rCt yhficerl set"
timIena. c ountthrahyta d bjeueslnta sbhyea dv iciouosfa nwtaiv­e
Semitaip srmo,m icnoemnptoh saeddra rpeudb ltiopc rleys aew notr k
thastp ookfet hJee wwsi tphi tayn dc ompasTshiiwosan sb. o tah
musiacnaadlp ubelviecn t.
Thawta hso wIc amteok notwh nea mMey.a cquaiwnitttahhn ec e
musciacm see veyreaallr ast IenrS .e pte1m9b5e8Yr,e .v geMnrya ­
vincsoknyd uSchtoesdt akEolveivceShny'tmshp haottn hyLe e ningrad
PhilharTmhoesn yimcp.h (ownryi atfttetenhr1 e 9 5H6u ngarian up­
risiiansbg o)tu htpe e opalnerd,u learntsdh, e jiurx tapotshsieet ci-on;
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