Minimal signs of wear.

Minimal signs of wear.

1999. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good. (Subject: Music).

1999. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good. (Subject: Music).

First edition/printing. Fine, small ownership signature and date front free

First edition/printing. Fine, small ownership signature and date front free endpaper, in crisp dust jacket with a hint of rubbing to the black portions. Hardcover. 458 pp. with list of works, glossary of names, index. Illustrated with photographs. Authoritative biography of Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his turbulent career under Soviet rule. His life is a fascinating example of the paradoxes of living as an artist under totalitarian rule; alone among his artistic peers, he survived successive Stalinist cultural purges. He won the Stalin Prize five times yet in 1948 he ws dismissed from his conservatory teaching positions and amny of his works were banned from performances.