Between 1929 and 1970, Dmitri Shostakovich wrote almost 40 film scores of Soviet films, from Stalinist cult epics to classical literary adaptations. His long and distinguished cinema career has hitherto been overlooked. Combining analysis and anecdote, John Riley provides this first account to examine the scores and their contexts in the films for which they were written, the ways in which contemporary events shaped both films and scores, and how he thought about, developed and applied his film music.
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Moscow Times: "The renaissance in Russian and Soviet cinema studies continues with the appearance of two fine new books in IB Tauris's KINOfiles Filmmaker's Companions series." "these well-researched studies help to bring crucial dilemmas in Soviet cultural history into sharper focus." "Riley produces some wonderfully evocative descriptions of Shostakovich's work that show a sure grasp of musical logic and make us want to find the scores and recordings for ourselves" "analytic energy and wealth of anecdote" "excellent and highly readable" The Morning Star: "These film scores are not just incidental music but form an integral part of the direction and production of the films." "It is hoped that John Riley's excellent book will not only popularise Shostakovich's film music but also bring about a revival of interest in the films themselves..." Professor David Fanning - University of Manchester: "Thanks to John Riley we now have a much fuller picture of the tortuous fate of many of the films themselves, as well as a judicious weighing of their cinematic and musical merits. To all this the author brings not only his expertise as a film historian - drawing on Russian as well as Western sources - but also a wide-ranging musical knowledge and penetrating intelligence." 'This book fills a major gap in Shostakovich commentary and has much to offer anyone interested in Soviet culture.' - David Fanning, SEER MLR 'this is the first ever English-language study of Shostakovich's film music...automatically indispensable...undoubtedly pioneering work, and a major step in a fascinating new direction.'
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This is a very well-written discussion of Shostakovich's music for film composed throughout much of his life. The author has splendid command of the subject. Although it is rather specialized, anyone interested in Shostakovich's music and biography will find it interesting.Nora Klein Houston, TX
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Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich was born on 25 September 1906 in St Petersburg, and proved a precocious musician. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cinema career, film scores, concert works, operatic version Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Babylon, Lady Macbeth, The Great Citizen, The Golden Mountains, The Fall of Berlin, King Lear, Simple People, Soviet Union, Stalin Prize, The Unforgettable Year, Nikolai Rabinovich, The Youth of Maxim, Five Days, Russian Disc, The First Echelon, Leonid Trauberg, New York, Fifth Symphony, Five Nights, Katerina Izmailova, United States, Volochaev Days, Sofia Perovskaia, The Song of the Rivers, Dmitri Shostakovich New!
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Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich was born on 25 September 1906 in St Petersburg, and proved a precocious musician. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cinema career, film scores, concert works, operatic version Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Babylon, Lady Macbeth, The Great Citizen, The Golden Mountains, The Fall of Berlin, King Lear, Simple People, Soviet Union, Stalin Prize, The Unforgettable Year, Nikolai Rabinovich, The Youth of Maxim, Five Days, Russian Disc, The First Echelon, Leonid Trauberg, New York, Fifth Symphony, Five Nights, Katerina Izmailova, United States, Volochaev Days, Sofia Perovskaia, The Song of the Rivers, Dmitri Shostakovich New!
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- Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein on 5 pages
- Film Music (Literature of Cinema Ser) by Kurt London on page 117, page 118, and Back Matter
- Real Images: Soviet Cinema and the Thaw (Kino--the Russian Cinema) by Josephine Woll on page 124, and Back Matter
- Soviet Film Music (Contemporary Music Studies) by Tatiana Egorova on page 116, and Back Matter
- Ivan the Terrible (Pts. 1-3) by Sergei Eisenstein on page 57, and page 76
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