The image of “Shostakovich” and the relationships surrounding it in the West during the Cold War can be viewed from several angles. Selected Cold War encounters between the United States and the Soviet Union involving Shostakovich’s music—especially the 1959 New York Philharmonic tour to the USSR—offer insight into three perspectives on Shostakovich symphonies in the Cold War: (1) the direct, (2) the implicit, and (3) the micro/intimate. This heuristic hones our understanding of the various types of relationships cultivated with music during the Cold War, while also widening the discussion of Shostakovich’s symbolic presentation during the conflict.
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- "Shostakovich" Fights the Cold War: Reflections From Great to Small
- Schmelz, Peter (Contributor)
- Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (Contributor)
- Digital object identifier: 10.1080/01411896.2015.1020250
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Schmelz, Peter J. (2015). "Shostakovich" Fights the Cold War: Reflections from Great to Small. JOURNAL OF MUSICOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 34(2), 91-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411896.2015.1020250