Dmitri Shostakovich: Chronicles of His Life and Work, in 10 vols., Vol. 2 (1931-1935)

The second volume of the Chronicle of the life and work of D. D. Shostakovich presents materials on the composer's activities from 1931 to 1935. It supplements and clarifies the currently available biographical information about Shostakovich, information about the history of the creation, publication and performance of his works of this period in the USSR and abroad, all the currently known unrealized ideas of the composer are mentioned.

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