Two Russian Masterpieces Shostakovich and Rachmaninov, two of the greatest 20th Century Russian composers, were profoundly affected by the Revolution and their music was led in very different directions as a result. T...
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Two Russian Masterpieces
Shostakovich and Rachmaninov, two of the greatest 20th Century Russian composers, were profoundly affected by the Revolution and their music was led in very different directions as a result. These two works show Shostakovich struggling against a tide of governmental opression within the Soviet Union while Rachmaninov represents the last of the great Russian romantic spirits.
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