Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)

Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)

Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings: Dmitriyevich. Alias: –   «Real music is always revolutionary, for it cements the ranks of the people; it arouses them and leads them onward.»   GENERAL INFO...
Ziryab (789–857)

Ziryab (789–857)

Ziryab (789–857) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Abu l-Hasan ‘Ali Ibn Nafi‘ Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Ziryab was a musician recognized as a polymath, famous for the refined oriental customs that...
Taimanov, Mark (1926-2016)

Taimanov, Mark (1926-2016)

Taimanov, Mark (1926-2016)     Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Evgenievich. Yevguenievich Alias: –   «I did not mix my two professions, I alternated between the two. When I gave concerts I was taking a rest from chess...
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)

Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)

Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953) Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings: Sergeyevich. Alias: –   «The composer, just as the poet, the sculptor or the painter, is in duty bound to serve Man, the people. He must beautify human life and...
Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)

Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)

Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951) Alternative last name spellings: Schönberg. Alternative first name spellings: Arnold Franz Walter. Alias: –   «An artistic impression is substantially the resultant of two components. One what the work of art gives the onlooker —...