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An engrossing, wide-ranging account of the artists trying to make music in the dangerous time of Stalins purges
__________Krielaars testifies to a deep knowledge of Russia. Told with the voice of a great master Pieter Waterdrinker, author of The Long Song of Tchaikovsky StreetMichel Krielaars unravels a staggering piece of history De Morgen
Ten interesting portraits, not only of celebrities like Sergei Prokofiev, but also lesser-known figures who seldom receive attention in the Western world NRC
In The Sound of Utopia, Michel Krielaars vividly depicts Soviet musicians and composers struggling to create art in a climate of risk, suspicion and fear. Some successfully toed the ideological line, diluting their work in the process; others ended up facing the Gulag or even death. While some, like Sergei Prokofiev, achieved lasting fame, others were consigned to oblivion, their work still hard to find.
As Krielaars traces the twists and turns of these artists fortunes, he paints a fascinating and disturbing portrait of the absurdity of Soviet musical life - and of the people who crafted sublime melodies under the darkest circumstances.
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