Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first played in the city of its birth on 9 August, 1942. There has never been a first performance to match it. Pray God, there never will be again. Almost a year earlier, the Germans had begun their blockade of the city. Already many thousands had died of their wounds, the cold, and most of all, starvation. The assembled musicians - scrounged from frontline units and military bands, for only twenty of the orchestra's 100 players had survived - were so hungry, many feared they'd be too weak to play the score right through. In these, the darkest days of the Second World War, the music and the defiance it inspired provided a rare beacon of light for the watching world.
Setting the composition of Shostakovich's most famous work against the tragic canvas of the siege itself and the years of repression and terror that preceded it, Leningrad: Siege and Symphony is a magisterial and moving account of one of the most tragic periods in history.
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Descripción Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 558 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. Subjects: Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitrievich 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 7, op. 60, C major; Symphonies (Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitrievich); Symphonies Soviet Union History; Music and war Soviet Union History; Music and state Soviet Union; Music Political aspects Soviet Union; Music and state; Music and war; Music Political aspects; Social conditions; Symphonies; Symphony Soviet Union History; Symphonies Soviet Union History; Saint Petersburg (Russia) History Siege, 1941-1944; Saint Petersburg (Russia) Social conditions 20th century; Russia (Federation) Saint Petersburg; Soviet Union. 1 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 403717
Descripción Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 558 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. Subjects: Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitrievich 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 7, op. 60, C major; Symphonies (Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitrievich); Symphonies Soviet Union History; Music and war Soviet Union History; Music and state Soviet Union; Music Political aspects Soviet Union; Music and state; Music and war; Music Political aspects; Social conditions; Symphonies; Symphony Soviet Union History; Symphonies Soviet Union History; Saint Petersburg (Russia) History Siege, 1941-1944; Saint Petersburg (Russia) Social conditions 20th century; Russia (Federation) Saint Petersburg; Soviet Union. 1 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 403717
Descripción Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first played in the city of its birth on 9 August, 1942. There has never been a first performance to match it. Pray God, there never will be again. Almost a year earlier, the Germans had begun their blockade of the city. Already many thousands had died of their wounds, the cold, and most of all, starvation. The assembled musicians - scrounged from frontline units and military bands, for only twenty of the orchestra's 100 players had survived - were so hungry, many feared they'd be too weak to play the score right through. In these, the darkest days of the Second World War, the music and the defiance it inspired provided a rare beacon of light for the watching world. Setting the composition of Shostakovich's most famous work against the tragic canvas of the siege itself and the years of repression and terror that preceded it, Leningrad: Siege and Symphony is a magisterial and moving account of one of the most tragic periods in history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR006399950