In Reply to: I understand what you're trying to say, but. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 21, 2016 at 20:45:34:
I have both Volkov's Testimony and Fay's biography and enjoyed both. String Quartets 13 and 14 both employ tone rows (they are my least favorite) though I suppose one wouldn't say they are atonal per se. Highly chromatic - yes.
My appreciation of Prokofiev continues to grow - at one point some years ago I would have placed DSCH above Proko as a composer but no longer. However, in my book, both are truly unique composers with their own voices that are readily apparent in their works.
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Follow Ups
- RE: I understand what you're trying to say, but. . . - krisjan 13:02:17 01/23/16 (2)
- Thanks for the info - I of course have not heard everything by Shostakovich - Chris from Lafayette 21:48:33 01/23/16 (1)
- Correction: I have Elizabeth Wilson's biography about DSCH not Fey's - krisjan 05:32:55 01/24/16 (0)