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Can Shostakovich Ever Escape Stalin’s Shadow?

Can Shostakovich Ever Escape Stalin’s Shadow? 2

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Dmitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, one of the mainstays of the twentieth-century orchestral repertory, ends with an unapologetic display of musical bombast. The coda consists of thirty-five triple-forte bars in the key…

Frank Auerbach’s Raw Truths

Frank Auerbach’s Raw Truths 4

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The name of Frank Auerbach, the British artist who died on November 11th, at the age of ninety-three, is not especially well known in the United States. MOMA holds five of…

The Fantasy of Cozy Tech

The Fantasy of Cozy Tech 8

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story At a wide desk in a bedroom somewhere sits a figure, her back facing the camera, supported by an ergonomic white office chair. Her head is bracketed by puffy, white noise-cancelling…