Party stalwart or secret dissenter? A major reassessment of the life, works, and politics of the Soviet Union's greatest composer by one of our best music critics.
Ian MacDonald was born in 1948. A writer of many interests, he was Assistant Editor of the New Musical Express during 1972-5. He also worked as a songwriter and record producer, and is the author of Revolution in the Head (1994;1997; 2005), The People's Music (2003) and The Beatles at No. 1 (2003). He died in 2003.
"One of the best biographies of Dmitri Shostakovich I have read" -- Maxim Shostakovich "Compelling ... a portrait of a creative artist tormented and harried by the random assaults of Stalinism" Financial Times "Persuasively argued and forceful ... A valid, politically driven reconsideration of the composer's works" New York Times Review of Books "With passionate integrity, MacDonald fastidiously builds a case to rival the most compellingly labyrinthine detective investigation. Now the great music of Shostakovich will be heard anew" Q "Much-needed - a very fascinating insight" -- Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)
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