Shostakovich and the iron curtain : intellectual property and trans-imperial integration -- Dueling pianos : imperial and national dynamics in postwar music competitions -- From the Moscow musical holiday to the first Tchaikovsky Competition -- Oistrakh on tour, Richter at home : display, control, and the style of global empire -- Oistrakh and the impresario : Soviet concert tours and trans-imperial integration
Summary
In the 1940s and 1950s, Soviet musicians and ensembles were acclaimed across the globe. They toured the world, wowing critics and audiences, projecting an image of the USSR as a sophisticated promoter of cultural and artistic excellence. This book focuses on music and the Soviet Union's star musicians to explore the dynamics of the cultural Cold War. It views the competition in the cultural sphere as part of the ongoing U.S. and Soviet efforts to integrate the rest of the world into their respective imperial projects
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index
