Post by petite joueuse on Oct 4, 2006 18:22:13 GMT
Some of you will have seen my post elsewhere about me winning a Shostakovich competition. 
The book I won begins with the above (controversial?) statement.
The main thesis is that Shosta saw music as an essential part of society, as a means of uniting people, as a force....and the author says that Beethoven's view of his art was pretty much along the same lines (thinking of his 9th, for example).
Any thoughts?
Any Beethoven fans out there?
The book I won begins with the above (controversial?) statement.
The main thesis is that Shosta saw music as an essential part of society, as a means of uniting people, as a force....and the author says that Beethoven's view of his art was pretty much along the same lines (thinking of his 9th, for example).
Any thoughts?
Any Beethoven fans out there?