Offers a detailed examination of Dmitri Shoshtakovich, the pianist, within the context of his life and work as a composer. THis book traces his musical roots, p... » 

Offers a detailed examination of Dmitri Shoshtakovich, the pianist, within the context of his life and work as a composer. THis book traces his musical roots, piano studies, repertoire, and concert career through his correspondence with family and friends, and his own and his contemporaries' memoirs. «