Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich

About this book

This is the powerful memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov. When it was first published in 1979, it became an international bestseller. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as black-and-white photos. "Testimony changed the perception of Shostakovich's life and work dramatically, and influenced innumerable performances of his music." - New Grove Dictionary

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780879109981

Publisher

Limelight

Published

July 1, 2004

Pages

350

Weight

19.8 oz

Subject

Biography & Autobiography