{"product_id":"beethoven-in-russia-music-and-politics-hardback-9780253063045","title":"Beethoven in Russia; Music and Politics (Hardback) 9780253063045","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeethoven in Russia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMusic and Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrederick W. Skinner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253063045\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e346 pages, 42 b\u0026amp;w illus., 5 b\u0026amp;w tables - 42 Illustrations, black and white - 5 Tables, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.708 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkinner's survey of Beethoven reception in Russia from the 1790s through 2010 is constructed from an astonishing compendium of details compiled over decades of research and reflection. The adoption of the heroic Beethoven for revolutionary and communist purposes—an adoption the West believes to be a perversion—makes sense not as abuse but as a logical outgrowth of the Romantic idealization of the composer. Ultimately, Skinner provokes us into re-examining our own 'Beethovens.'\u003c\/p\u003e - William Meredith, emeritus director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University \u003cp\u003eMerging Beethoven with Russian history and politics, Skinner takes a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary approach to Beethoven reception studies. . . . Russia has not been well represented in Beethoven reception studies, so this book, with its excellent bibliography, is a valuable resource.\u003c\/p\u003e - M. N. H. Cheng, Colgate University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeethoven in Russia\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith interdisciplinary appeal in the areas of history, music, literature, and political thought, \u003ci\u003eBeethoven in Russia\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eYouTube Playlist\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePrelude: Music in the Tsar's Gulag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: RUSSIA BEFORE 1917\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. Encountering Beethoven: Salon and Concert Hall\u003cbr\u003e2. Engaging Beethoven: Writer and Critic\u003cbr\u003e3. Evaluating Beethoven: From \u003ci\u003eFreude \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eFreiheit\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e4. Embracing Beethoven: Concert Hall and Riverbank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: RUSSIA AFTER 1917\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e5. Beethoven as Revolutionary: Red Star Rising\u003cbr\u003e6. Beethoven as Icon: Cult and Canon\u003cbr\u003e7. Beethoven as Beethoven: The End of Ideology\u003cbr\u003ePostlude: Project Gulag 2010\u003cbr\u003eTables\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525494141208,"sku":"9780253063045","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beethoven-in-russia-music-and-politics-hardback-9780253063045","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}