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Beethoven in Russia - Music and Politics (Paperback)
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Beethoven in Russia - Music and Politics (Paperback)
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How did Ludwig van Beethoven help overthrow a tsarist regime? With
the establishment of the Russian Musical Society and its affiliated
branches throughout the empire, Beethoven's music reached
substantially larger audiences at a time of increasing political
instability. In addition, leading music critics of the
regime began hearing Beethoven's dramatic works as nothing less
than a call to revolution. Beethoven in Russia deftly explores the
interface between music and politics in Russia by examining the
reception of Beethoven's works from the late 18th century to the
present. In part 1, Frederick W. Skinner's clear and sweeping
review examines the role of Beethoven's more dramatic works in the
revolutionary struggle that culminated in the Revolution of 1917.
In part 2, Skinner reveals how this same power was again harnessed
to promote Stalin's campaign of rapid industrialization. The
appropriation of Beethoven and his music to serve the interests of
the state remained the hallmark of Soviet Beethoven reception until
the end of communist rule. With interdisciplinary appeal in the
areas of history, music, literature, and political thought,
Beethoven in Russia shows how Beethoven's music served as a call to
action for citizens and weaponized state propaganda in the great
political struggles that shaped modern Russian history.
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