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When it was first performed in October 1960, Shostakovich''s Eighth String Quartet was greeted with a standing ovation and given a full encore. Its popularity has continued to the present day with over a hundred commercial recordings appearing during the last 40 years. The appeal of the work is not hard to identify; immediately communicative, the quartet also contains rich seams of deeper meaning. This book is the first to examine its musical design in detail and seeks to overthrow the charges of superficiality that have arisen as a result of the work''s popular success. 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

Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8

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When it was first performed in October 1960, Shostakovich''s Eighth String Quartet was greeted with a standing ovation and given... Read more

    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    Publication Date: 7/26/2004
    ISBN13: 9780754606994, 978-0754606994
    ISBN10: 0754606996

    Non Fiction , Entertainment

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    When it was first performed in October 1960, Shostakovich''s Eighth String Quartet was greeted with a standing ovation and given a full encore. Its popularity has continued to the present day with over a hundred commercial recordings appearing during the last 40 years. The appeal of the work is not hard to identify; immediately communicative, the quartet also contains rich seams of deeper meaning. This book is the first to examine its musical design in detail and seeks to overthrow the charges of superficiality that have arisen as a result of the work''s popular success. 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

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