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White1 · 12 Sep 2017, 16:53

"Shostakovich was given a state funeral. He was mourned across the globe. His obituary was signed by Brezhnev. He was called "the great composer of our time and a hero of the soviet people". If Shostakovich were here, with us, right now the first think he'd tell us was that he was no hero. In the Soviet Union heroes died young. No, Shostakovich was a survivor and a witness, his music a testament to what he saw and felt in a world that we, here, today can hardly imagine."

Robert Greenberg, Shostakovich-His Life and Music

12 Sep 2017, 16:53	#177
White1 Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,625	"Shostakovich was given a state funeral. He was mourned across the globe. His obituary was signed by Brezhnev. He was called "the great composer of our time and a hero of the soviet people". If Shostakovich were here, with us, right now the first think he'd tell us was that he was no hero. In the Soviet Union heroes died young. No, Shostakovich was a survivor and a witness, his music a testament to what he saw and felt in a world that we, here, today can hardly imagine." Robert Greenberg, Shostakovich-His Life and Music __________________ "Miserableness is like a small germ I’ve had inside me as long as I can remember. And sometimes it starts wriggling." Last edited by White1 : 14 Jul 2018 at 15:48.