description: In reminiscences spanning his entire life, the musical titan of Soviet Russia recalls musicians, artists, and writers, conversations with Stalin, and seesawing ideologies and reveals himself as a tormented artist working under the most difficult conditions
language: English
title: Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich
titlecomplete: Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich
genres: Memoir, Biography, Classical Music, 20th Century, Music, Russia, History, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography
ratings_count: 858
publisher: Harper and Row