Testimony: Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich
(Limelight). This is the powerful memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov. When it was first published in 1979, it became an international bestseller. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as black-and-white photos. " Testimony changed the perception of Shostakovich's life and work dramatically, and influenced innumerable performances of his music." New Grove Dictionary
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This 25th anniversary edition of the Soviet-censured memoirs of Shostakovich (1906-75), the great Russian composer, includes photographs and a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy elucidating his alleged capitulation to the Communists. First published by Harper & Row. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
