a site by John Cobley

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Modern Classical Music

Delius: Four Notes

Short entries on enchantment, change in personality, influences, and connections with Bartok

Shostakovich: Changes to the Original Poems in Symphony #14

Analysis of the changes made to the original poems for Shostakovich's 14th Symphony

Shostakovich: His Choice of Tsvetaeva's Poems for Op. 143

Shostakovich Opus 143: His Choice of Tsvetaeva's Poems

Delius: The Crucial Value of His Paris Years

Argument to show value of Delius's years in Paris

William Alwyn on His Fellow Composers

Alwyn's diary entries on his fellow composers in Britain

Shostakovich and Yevtushenko: The Courage of Symphony #13

The story of the "babi Yar" by Yevtushenko and the use of the poem by Shostakovich for Symphony #13.

E.J. Moeran: The Orchestral Works

All Moeraan's orchestral compositions are discussed and evaluated. Also includes biographical material.

Dinner with Shostakovich

A Shostakovich string quartet performed in Moldavia and a dinner after.