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RE: Don't understand the Shostakovich hate

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Daverz

In Reply to: RE: Don't understand the Shostakovich hate posted by diw on November 21, 2024 at 07:30:57

Shostakovich's music is bread and butter listening to me, especially as I can no longer eat bread and butter.

However, for a dissenting opinion, see this interview with UK composer Robin Holloway:

Q&A with Robin Holloway (Open in New Window)

Follow Ups:

I don't understand the worn out elbows of his sweater... - peppy m. 03:38:46 12/10/24 (2)
My guess is that this Irish woolen knit sweater has some sentimental value ? Maybe he's owned the sweater since he was a teenager ?
So, he simply does not "like" Shosty's music, I guess. To him, the stark, dark qualities of his music become tiresome after prolonged listening ?
Polite teabag with a worn out sweater, elbows firmly set on the over-stuffed arm chair... Not sure what to think about this chipper chap. I guess I'll have to give his own music a listen ?

Edits: 12/10/24
- The answer is in one of the first comments on that video - Chris from Lafayette 00:27:28 12/12/24 (1)
  Elbows on the desk into the small hours. . .
  
  ;-)
  - What do you think of Andreyev ? (nt - peppy m. 04:43:12 12/13/24 (0)
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