| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford keynotes |
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Oxford keynotes.
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| Contents |
From the Fourth to the Fifth. "This Is chaos, not music" ; (Not) the Fourth symphony ; The birth of the Fifth ; Three streams of reception -- Musical contexts ; Beethoven and Tchaikovsky ; Hindemith and Mahler ; Shostakovich's "eclecticism" -- The phantom program. Intelligentsia and revolution ; "Maturation of personality" -- The faulty metronome ; Mravinsky vs. Bernstein ; Between the two poles -- A formula for triumph. The great citizen ; The triumph formula ; The missing theme -- The end of the affair. A secret uncovered ; First movement ; Second movement ; Third movement ; Fourth movement ; Motto and monogram ; Other secrets -- Postlude -- A listening guide |
| Summary |
Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, created against the backdrop of one of Stalin's most infamous purges, is one of Shostakovich's most controversial works. It was Shostakovich's response to criticism that earned him disfavor in the eyes of officials, one that allowed him to regain artistic pride even as he won the approval necessary to regain his livelihood. This book explores this symphony in full and clues readers into secrets about it that took decades to uncover |
| Notes |
Also issued in print: 2024 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 22, 2023) |
| Subject |
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 5, op. 47, D minor.
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Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Symphonies (Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich) fast |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Walker, Jonathan (Pianist), author.
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| ISBN |
9780197566343 |
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0197566340 |
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9780197652435 |
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0197652433 |
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0197566359 |
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9780197566350 |
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