The most uninteresting part of the biography of a composer is his childhood. All those preludes are the same and the reader hurries on to the fugue. - Dmitri Shostakovich

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The most uninteresting part of the biography of a composer is his childhood. All those preludes are the same and the reader hurries on to the fugue.

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About Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist. Many of his works mark the epochs of Soviet history, or explore his own position as an artist in a communist state. Since his death there has been much controversy as to his private political views.

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Native Name: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович
Alternative Names: Shostakovich Shosty Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich Dmitrij Šostakovič Dmitri Dmitrievitch Chostakovitch Dimitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich Dmitriii Dmitrievich Shostakovich
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