Unlocking potential with the best learning and research solutions

Look Inside The Cambridge Companion to Shostakovich

The Cambridge Companion to Shostakovich

Part of Cambridge Companions to Music

Editors:
Pauline Fairclough, University of Bristol
David Fanning, University of Manchester

Pauline Fairclough, David Fanning, Eric Roseberry, Judy Kuhn, David Haas, Malcolm MacDonald, Gerard McBurney, Rosamund Bartlett, Marina Ilichova, John Riley, Francis Maes, Erik Levi, Esti Sheinberg

View all contributors

Date Published: October 2008
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521603157

Rate & review

Paperback

Add to wishlist

Other available formats:
Hardback, eBook

Looking for an inspection copy?

This title is not currently available for inspection. However, if you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an inspection copy. To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching.

Description

Contents

Resources

Courses

About the Authors

As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, and by others as a symbol of moral resistance, both he and his music met with approval and condemnation in equal measure. The demise of the Communist state has, if anything, been accompanied by a bolstering of his reputation, but critical engagement with his multi-faceted achievements has been patchy. This Companion offers a starting point and a guide for readers who seek a fuller understanding of Shostakovich's place in the history of music. Bringing together an international team of scholars, the book brings research to bear on the full range of Shostakovich's musical output, addressing scholars, students and all those interested in this complex, iconic figure.
- The most comprehensive and up-to-date English-language study of Shostakovich's creative output
- Chapters are written by leading scholars in the fields of music, film and literature, reflecting the broad range of the volume
- Chapters are organised by genre (symphonies, operas, string quartets), with a separate section on reception, allowing easy navigation for the reader
Read more
Reviews & endorsements
'… the Companion is unique, challenging and highly informative - a valuable addition to the Shostakovich-focused bookshelves and an entertaining read …' DSCH Journal
'This is unequivocally Shostakovich for the scholar and scholarly reader.' Reference Reviews
See more reviews
Customer reviews

Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review

Log in to review

Review was not posted due to profanity
×

, create a review

(If you're not , sign out)

Please enter the right captcha value

Please enter a star rating.

Your review must be a minimum of 12 words.

How do you rate this item?

Reviews must contain at least 12 words about the product.

×

Product details
- Date Published: October 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521603157
- length: 416 pages
- dimensions: 247 x 175 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.81kg
- contains: 91 music examples
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Chronology
Introduction
Part I. Instrumental Works:
1. Personal integrity and public service: the voice of the symphonist Eric Roseberry
2. The string quartets: in dialogue with form and tradition Judy Kuhn
3. Paths to the first symphony David Fanning
4. Shostakovich's second piano sonata: a composition recital in three styles David Haas
5. 'I took a simple little theme and developed it': Shostakovich's string concertos and sonatas Malcolm MacDonald
Part II. Music for Stage and Screen:
6. Shostakovich and the theatre Gerard McBurney
7. Shostakovich as opera composer Rosamund Bartlett
8. Shostakovich's ballets Marina Ilichova
9. Screen dramas: Shostakovich's cinema career John Riley
Part III. Vocal and Choral Works:
10. Between reality and transcendence: Shostakovich's songs Francis Maes
11. Slava! Shostakovich's 'official compositions' Pauline Fairclough
Part IV. Performance, Theory, Reception:
12. A political football - Shostakovich reception in Germany Erik Levi
13. The rough guide to Shostakovich's harmonic language David Haas
14. Shostakovich on record David Fanning
15. Jewish existential irony as musical ethos in the music of Shostakovich Esti Sheinberg.
Look Inside
Editors
Pauline Fairclough, University of Bristol
Pauline Fairclough is Lecturer in Music at the University of Bristol.
David Fanning, University of Manchester
David Fanning is Professor of Music at the University of Manchester.
Contributors
Pauline Fairclough, David Fanning, Eric Roseberry, Judy Kuhn, David Haas, Malcolm MacDonald, Gerard McBurney, Rosamund Bartlett, Marina Ilichova, John Riley, Francis Maes, Erik Levi, Esti Sheinberg