Dmitri Shostakovich in Russia - in the beginning of the 1900's

from Testimony- The memoirs of Shostakovich, as related to & edited by Solomon Volkov, page 55:

Glazunov himself loved to sit down at the piano, and once he started playing it was hard to stop him, in fact, it was almost impossible. He usually played his own works and he was capable of playing two or three symphonies in a row. I sometimes had the feeling that he went on playing because it was hard for him to get up. That’s how sedentary Glazunov was – it was easier to sit and continue playing.
cite as

Dmitri Shostakovich, and Soloman Volkov (ed.), Testimony- The memoirs of Shostakovich, as related to & edited by Solomon Volkov (London, 1979), p. 55. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427921502661 accessed: 7 December, 2024

location of experience: Russia

Listeners

Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer, Pianist
1906-1975

Experience Information

Date/Time in the beginning of the 1900's
Medium live
Listening Environment in private, indoors

Originally submitted by verafonte on Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:51:42 +0100
Approved on Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:49:29 +0000