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Virtuosi abroad : Soviet music and imperial competition during the early Cold War, 1945-1958 /

In the 1940s and 1950s, Soviet musicians and ensembles were acclaimed across the globe. They toured the world, wowing critics and audiences, projecting an image of the USSR as a sophisticated promoter of cultural and artistic excellence. This book focuses on music and the Soviet Union's star mu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tomoff, Kiril (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Series:EBL-Schweitzer
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Shostakovich and the iron curtain : intellectual property and trans-imperial integration
  • Dueling pianos : imperial and national dynamics in postwar music competitions
  • From the Moscow musical holiday to the first Tchaikovsky Competition
  • Oistrakh on tour, Richter at home : display, control, and the style of global empire
  • Oistrakh and the impresario : Soviet concert tours and trans-imperial integration.