{"product_id":"the-new-shostakovich-9781845950644","title":"The New Shostakovich","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was Dmitri Shostakovich? The USSR's official figurehead composer and son of the revolution that brought the Soviet state into being, or a secret dissident whose contempt for the totalitarian regime was scathing? Perhaps both? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the posthumous publication in 1979 of alleged memoirs by Shostakovich, the controversy about the composer and his music has escalated into the most rancorous debate the world of classical music has ever known. Ian MacDonald's \u003ci\u003eThe New Shostakovich\u003c\/i\u003e presents the case for the dissident view, arguing passionately that the meaning of the composer's music cannot be fully appreciated without a knowledge of the terrible times he and his fellow artists lived through under Soviet Communism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA widely read and critically acclaimed book in the 1990s, this new edition has been comprehensively revised, extensively corrected, and updated with much new material. Whichever side of the debate readers support, \u003ci\u003eThe New Shostakovich\u003c\/i\u003e presents them with a viewpoint which cannot be ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best biographies of Dmitri Shostakovich I have read -- Maxim Shostakovich\u003cbr\u003eCompelling ... a portrait of a creative artist tormented and harried by the random assaults of Stalinism * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003ePersuasively argued and forceful ... A valid, politically driven reconsideration of the composer's works * New York Times Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eWith passionate integrity, MacDonald fastidiously builds a case to rival the most compellingly labyrinthine detective investigation. Now the great music of Shostakovich will be heard anew * Q *\u003cbr\u003eMuch-needed - a very fascinating insight -- Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020715557207,"sku":"9781845950644","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845950644.jpg?v=1750784177","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-shostakovich-9781845950644","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}