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Kabalevsky

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[kah-buh-lef-skee, kuh-buh-lyef-skyee] / ˌkɑ bəˈlɛf ski, kə bʌˈlyɛf skyi /

noun

  1. Dmitri 1904–1987, Russian composer.


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Kabalevsky succumbed to Stalin’s decrees against formalistic art, and he has never been taken seriously in the West.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

For the first half, he joined three otherworldly impromptus — Drei Klavierstücke, Opus 946 — written in Schubert’s last months with the Third Sonata by the neglected Soviet composer Dmitri Kabalevsky.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

Also basking in official favor were long-nosed Dmitri Kabalevsky, Caucasus-born Lev Knipper, and aging, conservative Nicolas Miaskovsky, who was composing symphonies long before the Old Bolsheviks were dry behind the ears.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said another top Russian composer, Dmitry Kabalevsky, after hearing Bernstein's rendition of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony: "Never have I heard a better interpretation!"

From Time Magazine Archive

The electronic band choked on Sousa, coughed and began again with Kabalevsky.

From Charley de Milo by Janifer, Laurence M.

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