Edward Roesner
Ashgate
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550
The core of this study is the close analysis of the work, but this is placed in context with a discussion of Shostakovich?»s reputation and historical position, the circumstances of the quartet?»s composition and the subsequent controversies that have surrounded it. The work was composed during the so-called ?«Thaw?» years of the Soviet Union and the cultural and political backgrounds of this period are considered, together with an assessment of Shostakovich?»s life and work during this time.
Ashgate
Hardback
550
The core of this study is the close analysis of the work, but this is placed in context with a discussion of Shostakovich?»s reputation and historical position, the circumstances of the quartet?»s composition and the subsequent controversies that have surrounded it. The work was composed during the so-called ?«Thaw?» years of the Soviet Union and the cultural and political backgrounds of this period are considered, together with an assessment of Shostakovich?»s life and work during this time.