Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
M. T. Anderson’s Symphony for the City of the Dead brings together the life and music of Dmitri Shostakovich with the history of the Siege of Leningrad. Combining biography, musical context, and wartime history, it examines a powerful connection between artistic expression and a city under siege.
About This Book
Symphony for the City of the Dead focuses on Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad.
The book connects a major musical figure with one of the defining events associated with the city during wartime.
It offers readers an intersection of biography, music, and history, centered on the relationship between creative work and historical circumstance.
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