Dmitri Shostakovich - the 1900's
from Testimony- The memoirs of Shostakovich, as related to & edited by Solomon Volkov, page 124:
I recently listened – for the umpteenth time – to 'Suite from the Middle Ages'. It has nothing to do with the Middle Ages; they would have scorned it. I think the masters were stronger then, even though I like the Suite more than many of Glazunov’s other works. And I suppose I value his Eighth Symphony more than the others, particularly the slow movement. The others contain rather flabby music. Boring, actually. When I listen to his symphonies, I become bored; I keep thinking, let’s have the recapitulation – oh no, it’s still the development. / Glazunov … more >>
Dmitri Shostakovich, and Soloman Volkov (ed.), Testimony- The memoirs of Shostakovich, as related to & edited by Solomon Volkov (London, 1979), p. 124. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427923514041 accessed: 11 October, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
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Glazunov's Fifth Quartet
written by Aleksandr Glazunov |
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Glazunov's Fourth Quartet
written by Aleksandr Glazunov |
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Glazunov's Symphonies
written by Aleksandr Glazunov |
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Raymonda
written by Aleksandr Glazunov |
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Suite from the Middle Ages
written by Aleksandr Glazunov |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1900's |
Listening Environment | indoors |