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Shostakovich Reconsidered (Hardcover)

by Dmitry Feofanov (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 792 pages
  • Publisher: Toccata Press (1 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0907689566
  • ISBN-13: 978-0907689560
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.8 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,555,071 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Dmitry Shostakovich's memoirs, Testimony, `related to and edited by Solomon Volkov', have been the subject of fierce debate since their publication in 1979. Was Testimony a forgery, made up by an impudent impostor, or was it the deathbed confession of a bent, but unbroken, man? Even now, years after the fall of the communist regime, a coterie of well-placed Western musicologists have regularly raised objections to Testimony, hoping with each attack to undermine the picture of Shostakovich presented in his memoirs that of a man of enormous moral stature, bitterly disillusioned with the Soviet system. Here, Allan Ho and Dmitry Feofanov systematically address all of the accusations levelled at Testimony and Solomon Volkov, Shostakovich's amanuensis, amassing an enormous amount of material about Shostakovich and his position in Soviet society and burying forever the picture of Shostakovich as a willing participant in the communist charade. ALLAN B. HO is a musicologist, DMITRY FEOFANOV a lawyer and pianist.

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Allan B Ho and Smitry Feofanov

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5.0 out of 5 stars the heart and soul of the greatest composer of the 20th century, 18 Mar 2008
By Dr. Robert A. Josey "mystery lover" (Scottish Highlands) - See all my reviews
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This is a meticulously detailed, impressively arranged and sublimely readable work of historical investigation. Even the footnotes sparkle.

It is almost 800 pages of text but I could easily read another 800 and still want to read more. Ho and Feofanov's love and respect for Dimitri Shostakovich (and for the seriously maligned and denigrated Solomon Volkov) inform the work. I have always believed in 'Testimony' and after reading this I cherish those memoirs even more.

This is one of the most wonderful books I have ever read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An impressive document in support of Volkov's "Testimony", 25 Feb 1999
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This is a joint effort by several authors which, in its totality, offers a meticulously detailed and documented review of the facts supporting the authenticity of Solomon Volkov's "Testimony, the Memoirs of Dimitri Shostakovich" and the value of Ian MacDonald's "The New Shostakovich."
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5.0 out of 5 stars Volkov at last justified, 19 Nov 2008
By Mondoro (Ormskirk, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
As one who instinctively felt when it first came out that Volkov's 'Testimony' represented the authentic views of Shostakovich, there's no doubt that Ho and Feofanov have presented all the supporting evidence that is needed to establish this without any further doubt: literally, game, set and match. Too many of Shostakovich's friends and pupils, now freed from Soviet censorship, have spoken out in support of 'Testimony' for the views of Laurel Fay and others to prevail any further.

A brilliant and very readable exercise in forensics that should be read by all those interested in Soviet history and culture.
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