Boryana Mangova

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The “Rethought” Shostakovich, in the Musical Research from the 80s of the 20th Century, Until the Present

Soviet Stalinist propaganda elevates Shostakovich’s person and art as being an emblem of flourishing socialist culture. The ambivalence of his behavior and music compositions – a reflexion of complex life circumstances, creates a controversial approach towards the composer in Russia and in the world. Is he a victim, or a devoted servant of Stalin’s regime […]

Dmitriy Shostakovich’s Opera “Nose” as a Product of the Russian Avant-guarde Esthethics at the First Decades of the 20th Century

Creative contacts between the young Shostakovich and Russian art avant-guarde representatives in the first decades of the 20th century is an interesting research object for the contemporary music science. The present article analyzes their technical interaction, displayed in the opera “Nose.” This work’s avant-guarde essence is revealed together with its historical fate and development of […]

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