I've always found the life story of Dmitri Shostakovich a fascinating topic!
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Life and Times of Dmitri Shostakovich
Stravinsky Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 (1907) At age nine, Russian musician Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) was already a music prodigy. His parents took him to his first opera performance when he was five, only to find him singing several songs from the show the next day. His talent was soon discovered after several piano lessons with his mother, when he displayed perfect pitch and a remarkable musical memory. His unusual talent often encouraged him to pretend to play a piece from score, when in actual fact he was reproducing it from memory. Soon, the young Shostakovich was effortlessly playing the Haydn andante, Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album, Mozart and much more. By the age of 13, Shostakovich had devoted his life to music. He studied composition and the piano during his secondary education at the [...] <a class="more-anchor" href="http://www.interlude.hk/front/an-unstoppable-talent/" title="Read more on An Unstoppable Talent">more >></a>Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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I've tried many times to listen to my Shostakovich LP's, but I just don't understand his music. It always sounds like a strange mix of many different styles to me. I have a great deal of respect for him though, he stood up to Stalin during a very dangerous time.
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I'm much more into his symphonies than other pieces. Will be seeing the BSO perform his 7th Symphony at Carnegie next month. Obviously the 7th is one of my favorite Shostakovich works along with the 13th (Babi Yar). What a story the 13th tells.Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.Comment
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Fascinating how S's music took on different meanings before and after publication of the Volkov memoirs (Testimony.)
I enjoy the 12th, "The Year 1917". Step by ponderous step, the inexorable carapace of proletarian praxis rides athwart the imperial walker of historical inevitability. There is no joy here, only the inevitable crush of synthesis, the sledgehammer of history delivered in huge dynamic swings of massive timpani whacks and cymbal clashes.Comment
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He was unique in that he was primarily the only major composer who was soviet, not Russian, his entire adult life.Magnepan 1.6 QR Loudspeakers, Amherst A-2000 MOSFET 150 WPC Amp, Conrad Johnson PV-10A Modded Tube Line & Phono Stage, Electrocompaniet MC II Class A Head Amp, Audio Technica AT-OC9XML Cart (Stereo) , Graham Engineering 2.2 Tonearm (Stereo) , VPI Aries-1 Turntable (Stereo) , VPI Clamp, Denon DL-102 Cart, (Mono) , Luxman Tonearm (Mono) , Kenwood KD-500 Turntable (Mono) , Michell Clamp, Marantz 20B Analog FM Tuner, Pioneer SACD, Onkyo DX-6800 CD Transport, DIY 24B/192K DAC, Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones, Headroom Max Balanced Headphone Amp, DIY Silver InterconnectsComment
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Fascinating how S's music took on different meanings before and after publication of the Volkov memoirs (Testimony.)
I enjoy the 12th, "The Year 1917". Step by ponderous step, the inexorable carapace of proletarian praxis rides athwart the imperial walker of historical inevitability. There is no joy here, only the inevitable crush of synthesis, the sledgehammer of history delivered in huge dynamic swings of massive timpani whacks and cymbal clashes.Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
________________________________________
-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.👍 1Comment
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I started reading this book from now-departed Ian MacDonald who has written extensively on the composer. Found it interesting though a bit dense in sentence structure.
Only to learn there is a second edition out with substantial corrections
ISBN 184595064X 9781845950644 Comment
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If you think his symphonic pieces are difficult to appreciate then I advise you to stay away from his string quartets!👍 1Comment
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