Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
M T Anderson • Rizzoli • ISBN 9780763668181
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
M T Anderson • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 9780763668181
ISBN-10 Not provided • 2015
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M.T. Anderson presents a haunting historical narrative detailing the composition of Dmitri Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony amidst the harrowing conditions of the Siege of Leningrad. This meticulously researched volume explores the intersection of artistic creation, political oppression under Stalin, and the indomitable human spirit during one of the darkest chapters of the twentieth century.
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