TESTIMONY: THE MEMOIRS OF DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

Book ID/图书代码： 05793013B62385

English Summary/英文概要： ’A terrifying and unhappy book...’ The Guardian

This astounding self-portrait covering the whole of Shostakovich’s life (1906-1975) was prepared in collaboration with the distinguished Soviet musicologist Solomon Volkov. With the composer’s consent, the manuscript was smuggled out of Soviet Russia - but Shostakovich, fearing reprisals, stipulated that the book should not appear until after his death.

Ever since its publication in 1979 it has been the subject of controversy, some suggesting that Volkov invented parts of it, but most affirming that it revealed a profoundly ambivalent Shostakovich which the world had never seen before - his life at once triumphant and tragic.

Either way, it remains indispensible to an understanding of Shostakovich’s life and work. Testimony is intense and fiercely ironic, both plain-spoken and outspoken.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 自1979年的首次出版，这本书一直都引起评论界的关注的焦点，一些人认为沃尔科夫有部分虚构的嫌疑成分，但绝大部分人肯定作者向世界展示了从未曾看见的过的肖斯塔科维奇，其充满个人矛盾色彩的个性-他的一夜成名和其音乐人种中的不幸悲剧。
不管怎样，书中不可或缺的保留了对肖斯塔科维奇的生活和音乐作品的理解。《证词》直面地揭示了这位上世纪俄罗斯乐坛奇才不平凡的一生。（Sandy）

Awards/获奖情况："I do not know of a musician who will not read it with compassion and admiration’ Andre Previn" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author/作者介绍： 所罗门•沃尔科夫是俄罗斯的一名记者和音乐学者。他因撰写了前苏联著名作曲家肖斯塔科维奇自传《证词》一书而闻名，在此书1979年出版前，他于1976年从前苏联移民。作者宣传此书是德米特里•肖斯塔科维奇本人对回忆录。

Solomon Volkov is a musicologist and the author, most recently, of St. Petersburg: A Cultural History. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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