Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Title:
Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
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Summary:
An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.
Year Published:
2015
Physical Description:
456 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents:
Part One. The death of yesterday ; The birth of tomorrow ; Life is getting merrier -- Part Two. Friendship ; Barbarossa ; The approach ; The first movement ; The second movement ; The third movement ; Fables, stories ; Flight ; Railway car no. 7 ; Kuibyshev and Leningrad ; An optimistic Shostakovich ; The city of the dead ; My music is my weapon ; The road of life ; Symphony for the city of the dead -- Part Three. Cold war and thaw.
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ISBN:
9780763668181
Publisher:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
©2015
