The October Revolution of 1917 tore the fabric of Russian musical life: institutions collapsed, and leading composers emigrated or fell into silence. But in 1932, at the outset of the 'socialist realist' period, a new Stalinist music culture was emerging. Between these two dates lies a turbulent period of change which this book charts year by year. It sheds light on the vicious power struggles and ideological wars, the birth of new aesthetic credos, and the gradual increase of Party and state control over music, in the opera houses, the concert halls, the workers' clubs, and on the streets.BR> The book not only provides a detailed and nuanced depiction of the early Soviet musical landscape, but brings it to life by giving voice to the leading actors and commentators of the day. The vibrant public discourse on music is presented through a selection of press articles, reviews and manifestos, all supplied with ample commentary. These myriad sources offer a new context for our understanding of Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Myaskovsky, while also showing how Western music was received in the USSR. This, however, is only half the story. The other half emerges from the private dimension of this cultural upheaval, traced through the letters, diaries and memoirs left by composers and other major players in the music world. These materials address the beliefs, motivations and actions of the Russian musical intelligentsia during the painful period of their adjustment to the changing demands of the new state. While following the twists and turns of official policies on music, the authors also offer their own explanations for the outcomes. The book offers unprecedented access to primary sources that have been unavailable in English, or which lay unknown on archival shelves. Music and Soviet Power offers cultural history told through documents - both colourful and representative - with an extensive commentary and annotation throughout. MARINA FROLOVA-WALKER is Reader in Music History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. JONATHAN WALKER, who has a PhD in Musicology, is a freelance writer, teacher and pianist.
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这是一本极具穿透力的研究,它成功地将音乐史的专业性与政治史的复杂性融为一体,其叙事密度极高,信息量爆炸。作者对早期苏联知识分子群体内部心态的捕捉,达到了近乎文学作品的深度。例如,书中对几位关键作曲家在“转向”时期的心理挣扎的描摹,并非简单的道德评判,而是基于深厚的历史情境分析。读者可以清晰地看到,在强烈的政治期望和现实创作困境之间,艺术家们是如何拉扯、妥协,乃至自我欺骗的。书中对“群众艺术”的推广与精英文化之间的张力,以及如何用“形式主义”的帽子来清除异见者的过程,写得尤为透彻有力,让人对权力如何驯服美学偏好有了全新的认识。整本书结构严谨,逻辑链条环环相扣,读完后,我对那个时代艺术与权力交织的图景,有了一种前所未有的清晰和深刻的理解。
评分这本书的学术功底扎实得令人敬佩,但行文风格却绝不枯燥,反而带有一种探索未知的兴奋感。作者似乎不满足于仅仅记录“发生了什么”,而是执着于探究“为什么会这样”。它巧妙地避开了许多陈旧的二元对立叙事,转而关注不同音乐流派之间微妙的权力关系和互相影响。特别是关于20年代末期,形式主义(Formalism)如何成为攻击目标,以及作曲家们如何机智地使用晦涩的语言来规避审查的段落,读来令人拍案叫绝。这显示出创作者在面对高压时所爆发出的惊人创造力和韧性。全书对“革命的审美”这一概念的解构与重构,尤其深刻,迫使读者重新审视艺术的独立性与时代责任之间的永恒辩证关系。那份对原始资料的细致打磨,让每一论断都显得掷地有声,绝非空泛的理论推演。
评分我必须承认,最初翻开此书时,我对“苏维埃”与“音乐”的交集抱持着一种预设的悲观情绪,但阅读过程却带来了持续的惊喜。作者的笔触如同手术刀般精准,剖开了苏维埃早期文化政策的内在逻辑结构。它并未回避官方意识形态宣传的强大声势,但更关注音乐领域内部的“地下暗流”和“非正式沟通网络”。那些关于民间音乐家如何巧妙地将革命主题融入传统曲调,从而在不触犯禁忌的前提下进行艺术表达的叙述,真是引人入胜。这种“带着镣铐跳舞”的艺术形态,被描述得淋漓尽致,凸显了艺术生命力的顽强。全书对特定年份的文化清理运动的分析,尤其具有现实意义,它揭示了权力更迭时,文化话语权如何被迅速且彻底地洗牌与重塑,其对细节的把握令人叹服。
评分这部作品读来,宛如走入一个充满矛盾与张力的历史迷宫。作者对那个时代音乐生态的描摹极其细腻,不是那种宏观叙事下的冰冷概述,而是深入到具体音乐家、作曲家、乃至普通听众的日常体验之中。比如,书中对1920年代初,新音乐思潮如何与民间曲调激烈碰撞的描述,生动地勾勒出文化领域“阵地战”的残酷性。它没有简单地将苏维埃政权描绘成一个扼杀一切艺术的铁腕机器,而是展现了一种更复杂、更具流动性的权力运作方式——权力如何在音乐界内部通过派系斗争、意识形态审查和资源分配来展现其影响力。特别是对“产品化”音乐的讨论,极富启发性,让人思考,当艺术被赋予了明确的社会功能和政治使命时,其内在的审美价值将如何被重塑或扭曲。我尤其欣赏作者对于“无产阶级音乐”这一概念在实践中遭遇的种种窘境的深入剖析,那种理想主义与僵硬的官僚体制之间的摩擦,在文字中火花四射。
评分读罢此书,我仿佛经历了一次精神上的“声波冲击”。它的叙事节奏张弛有度,像极了一部精心编排的交响乐章,时而高亢激昂,时而低沉内敛。作者对特定历史节点上音乐事件的选取眼光独到,比如某次全国性的音乐会议,或者某部歌剧首演引发的论战,都被还原得栩栩如生,充满了戏剧张力。更令人称道的是,书中对技术革新,如广播和留声机在推广特定音乐和重塑听众品味方面的作用,进行了极为深入的考察。这不是一本简单的历史书,它更像是一部社会心理学著作,探究了声音如何被用作构建和巩固国家认同感的工具。每一次对政策变化的梳理,都伴随着对音乐家个人命运的关照,使得冰冷的政治史充满了人性的温度和挣扎的痕迹,让人在理解宏大叙事的同时,也能体会到微观个体在时代洪流中的无力与坚韧。
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