Michel Krielaars - The Sound of Utopia : Musicians in the Time of Stalin (Book) FEA 29/03/24 Val Bennett

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Michel Krielaars - The Sound of Utopia : Musicians in the Time of Stalin (Book) FEA 29/03/24 Val BennettAn illuminating account of how the Soviet system waged its war on musicians' Financial Times When Stalin came to power, making music became a dangerous endeavour. Russian composers now had to create work that served the socialist state, and all artistic production was scrutinized for potential subversion. The Sound of Utopia offers a vivid portrait of Soviet musicians and composers struggling to create art in this climate of terror. Some successfully