In French language. En français. Na frantssousskom yazikye. En francés. Në frengjisht...... What a pity, George and Dmitry never could meet themselves. In...
... see it in this way? Dave The first symphony of DSCH was given when he just was ....19 yo!!!!! The first rendez-vous with the celebrity for Gershwin was at...
While it's true that Gershwin and Shostakovich both shared a common precocity and passion for composing, so did the majority of composers we revere today....
Well, thanks a lot, Don, for your answer. I don' think that the differences between Gershwin and Shostakovich were so deep, in spite of all the true things you...
I will compliment you Fred on the correlations you have written; i.e., the opera does parallel in their work, as well as their musical output. But, as don...
... perhaps unrelated,but i am told on another list that the US Library of Congress has Rachmaninoff's personal record collection which contains many Gershwin...
Gershwin was influenced heavily by Ravel and Debussy besides American jazz, so you could say that GG was an American impressionist at times. Rachmaninov was...
... wonder ... Hey kpwlaw (Klingon?), When DS was in the Petrograd Conservatory, he had enormous admiration for Prokofiev (and pretty much anyone - Berg,...
As Dave said, Shostakovich admired some of Prokofiev's work when we was younger, but as he got older and his music matured, he began to look down at Prokofiev....
Yes, Khachaturian and DS were on good terms. I was thumbing through Testimony and Wilson's Shostakovich: A life remembered today, perusing the Natioanl Anthem...
Has anyone gotten their hands on The New Babylon silent film or know of a way to? Also, does anyone know of comprehensive compilation of DS film work,...
... did you say that DSCH denounced Prokofieff,in 1948,to the Stalinists (!!!),or did i misunderstand?thanks.i really think the complaint about Prokofieff as...
Not exactly to the "Stalinists", as not everyone was one - a lot merely waded in the current of the Purges, as I'm sure Shostakovich was doing here. He was in...
i am most disappointed to learn of Shostakovich's comments about Prokofieff at the Union,comments he would have to know the Stalinists would use against...
Prokofiev certainly has high merit as a composer, but despite what Shostakovich said, as you eloquently put, "facts are facts". It is a "fact" that Prokofiev...
thank you for the additional information and insights as i did ask for additional facts. without doubt, 2 tragic figures. but telling disparaging "facts" about...
I think a look at the bigger picture shld always be stressed in any conversation about bygone history. Documentation shows DS making these statements. Facts,...
The difference between Prokofiev and Shostakovich is that between "pure music" and "music according to the times". Roland, I wholeheartedly agree with your...
dude, music is music. I enjoy Bach's Cello Suites, Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, Haydn's choral piece "The heavens are calling", Shostakovich's Preludes and...
what did prokofieff do? he did NOT criticize DSCH to the Union ,giving the Stalinists ammunition. he just committed suicide. hows that for suffering? ...
I don't even think we know what we're arguing over anymore. I'm criticizing personal traits, all of you are delving into politically- charged musical...
... i agree that discussion is better than none.my concern was that we were getting away from the musical output, which for BOTH is significant, and that their...
... Gilels. The ... ===== This is hardly a concrete reference of any kind. The key phrase is "might be said." I can confirm the quote by Richter in Bruno's...
... you asked me for my reference as to the cause of GILELS death,which i gave you.as i noted before,i am still working on the reference i read casting doubt...
