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In Reply to: Shostakovich - worth the effort to appreciate?? posted by John C. - Aussie on February 18, 2022 at 18:41:50:
Seems to me that the turmoil in the Ukraine should remind us clearly of the origins of Shostakovich's inspiration. His music is woven from steel and concrete.
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- Shostakovich RULES -- among the very best of 20th Century composers... - SE 02/18/2219:04:43 02/18/22 (18)
- I was just listening to Poulenc's Violin Sonata... - jdaniel@jps.net 10:41:52 02/19/22 (3)
- You mentioned that recently, and it is great... - SE 12:22:46 02/19/22 (2)
- I've been enjoying the Somm release quite a bit lately, which also includes the Franck and Saint-Saens - jdaniel@jps.net 12:44:31 02/19/22 (1)
- I can stream this at Amazon HD...I'll check it out. Thanks! n/t - SE 03:19:48 02/20/22 (0)
- +10. nt. - MWE 08:24:57 02/19/22 (0)
- Unlike Chris I like Shosti but for me he is a distant 4th - Analog Scott 07:53:03 02/19/22 (8)
- 3 very different composers, those... - SE 12:19:43 02/19/22 (1)
- RE: 3 very different composers, those... - oldvinyl 19:51:15 02/19/22 (0)
- Shostakovich, IMO, does sarcasm and despair better than just about anyone else in his music. nt. - MWE 08:23:13 02/19/22 (5)
- I do not hear it as sarcasm - I hear it as stupidity - Chris from Lafayette 11:30:37 02/19/22 (3)
- What is it they say about "the ear of the beholder"? 'Nuff said about a statement like yours. - MWE 12:40:08 02/19/22 (2)
- "Do you consider everything you dislike to be "stupid"?" - Chris from Lafayette 00:24:32 02/20/22 (1)
- I just can't help myself!:-)... - SE 03:28:04 02/20/22 (0)
- +1 nt - srl1 09:03:48 02/19/22 (0)
- He wasn't a romantic like many Russians - andy evans 02:56:05 02/19/22 (3)
- Agreed, but I do seek him out often for the sheer power and angst... - SE 05:59:19 02/19/22 (2)
- P.S. -- For me, Haydn is the Counter-Shostakovich... - SE 06:07:18 02/19/22 (1)
- Agree completely with that. Awfully nice to have them both. nt. - MWE 08:26:50 02/19/22 (0)