Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich

The book tells about the life and work of the great composer of the 20th century, Dmitri Shostakovich. The portrait of the composer is painted against the backdrop of the era and presents Shostakovich as a citizen of his country, brilliantly capturing his time in music.

Contents:
- To the Reader
- Apprenticeship
- The Beginning
- Conservatory
- Debut
- Crossroads
- From Sonata to the Second Symphony
- Farce
- Cinema. Ballet. Theater
- Maturity
- The Second Opera
- The Third Ballet
- Symphonic Triad
- Alarm
- Leningrad Symphony
- Epic Song
- Symphony at the End of the War
- The Great Citizen
- At the Turn
- Heroic Chronicle
- Immortality
- Symphony of High Wisdom
- Cinema. Quartets. Symphony. Vocal Cycles
- Opus 147, the Last