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In this video, we look at the composition techniques used by Shostakovich to create music under the scrutiny of [BAD MANl] during the period of Socialist Realism and the Red Terror. How could he express his sadness and outrage ( Symphony no 5, Symphony no 7, String Quartet no 8, etc.) in the Soviet Union, without losing his life for doing so? Please support me on Patreon if you want to see my videos appearing with more regularity. https://www.patreon.com/Tantacrul ----- BOOKS Elizabeth Kuhn, Shostakovich in Dialogue Laurel E. Fay, Shostakovich - A Life (quote from Flora Litvinova - p.128) Solomon Volkov - Testimony Malcolm Hamrick Browse - A Shostakovich Casebook (created in response to ‘Testimony’) ARTICLES Interesting article about the authenticity of ‘Testimony’ https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts... Nice short description of Shostakovich’s 9th quartet (my personal favourite) and includes a description of his fascination with Rossini’s William Tell http://www.quartets.de/compositions/s... Shostakovich, the Musical Artist, Sung in Space http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/7/... Article about the 7th Symphony http://allingray.com/dissertation/the... --- Shostakovich and Klezmer Music --- About Klezmer & Shostakovich http://jewishmusicanalysis.blogspot.c... The Double Meaning of Jewish Elements in Dimitri Shostakovich's Music By Joachim Braun https://www.jstor.org/stable/948173?s... Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony: An Analytical Exploration and Keys to Interpretation By Phillip Lenberg https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/62891... Other New York Times Obituary https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/11/ar... CLIPS USED Golden Age - Bolshoi Theatre http://bit.ly/GoldenAgeBolshoi PERFORMERS https://www.greenwichtrio.com https://www.nicolabenedetti.co.uk