Dmitri Shostakovich in Americas - the 1900's

from Testimony- The memoirs of Shostakovich, as related to & edited by Solomon Volkov, page 120:

The last time I was in America I saw the film 'Fiddler on the Roof' and it astounded me: its primary emotion is homesickness, sensed in the music, the dancing, the colour.

cite as

Dmitri Shostakovich, and Soloman Volkov (ed.), Testimony- The memoirs of Shostakovich, as related to & edited by Solomon Volkov (London, 1979), p. 120. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427923192743 accessed: 3 December, 2024

location of experience: Americas

Listeners

Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer, Pianist
1906-1975

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1900's
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors

Originally submitted by verafonte on Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:19:52 +0100
Approved on Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:00:55 +0000