Shostakovich
Americannoun
noun
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Waltzes by Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Shostakovich were tinged with memory, cutting sarcasm and outrageous spoof.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
"I've got some Shostakovich lined up for tomorrow," he jokes.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
With a huge orchestral machine powered by limitless quantities of adrenaline, Dudamel needed only to take Shostakovich at his word, and glorify the orchestra that he may love more than any other.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
Shostakovich has been a yearslong focus of this ensemble and conductor.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
The Bach suite and the Shostakovich had both flown out of me like never before, like my fingers were just an extension of the strings and bow.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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