January 28, 1936: The Publication in Pravda of the Article Chaos Instead of Music
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
Length: 59:00
This article signaled Stalin’s displeasure with Shostakovich’s opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and led to the composer’s “redemption” in his Symphony No. 5. This program will explore Shostakovich and the sometimes mutually beneficial, sometimes terrifying, relationship between music and the totalitarian state.
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January 10, 1931: The Debut of Charles Ives’s Three Places in New England
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December 26, 1926: The Premiere of Tapiola
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May 29, 1913: The Premiere of the Ballet, The Rite of Spring
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January 25, 1909: The Premiere of Elektra
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May 6, 1889: The Opening Day of the Exposition Universelle in Paris
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August 13, 1876: The Launch of the First “Ring” cycle at Bayreuth
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April 7, 1805: The First Public Performance of Beethoven’s Eroica
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August 8, 1803: Parisian Piano Maker Sebastien Erard Gives One of His Sturdy New Creations to Be...
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October 29, 1787: The Premiere of Don Giovanni in Prague
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Piece Description
This article signaled Stalin’s displeasure with Shostakovich’s opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and led to the composer’s “redemption” in his Symphony No. 5. This program will explore Shostakovich and the sometimes mutually beneficial, sometimes terrifying, relationship between music and the totalitarian state.
Timing and Cues
In- Music
Out- "...WFMT Radio Network."
Length-59:00

Francis Mueller
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 10:27 PM | Permalink
Keeping Score Series
I wish I could add these to my iPod podcast subscriptions or even add individual shows.