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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: OK, Time for a Shostakovich Safe Space posted by jdaniel@jps.net on August 20, 2016 at 21:46:25:
for us, kind of like for DDS (and many, many others) when Stalin died ;) Very much agree regarding the Seventh- it IS overblown and banal if not paced just so, and this is where Bernstein does get this exactly right, IMO. For some inexplicable reason, I've not heard Mravinsky's (have most of his others) but imagine that it's similar in many ways.
One thing about Shostakovich, particularly, is that his music is part and parcel with his life story, which to a great extent paralleled the traumatic history of the Soviet Union, I believe. Sure, his music can be enjoyed in a vacuum, but knowing the backstory greatly increases one's appreciation for his work, more so than most composers. So, yes, listeners SHOULD "read the book"- I don't think it's unfair to have to meet a composer halfway to get a great deal more out of his work. Most valuable things in life aren't spoon-fed to us.
Mark in NC
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