This is the powerful Memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov. - New Grove Dictionary.
Testimony changed the perception of Shostakovich\'s life and work dramatically, and influenced innumerable performances of his music.
This 25th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as black-and-white photos.
When it was first published in 1979, it became an international bestseller.
This is the powerful Memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov