{"id":26899,"date":"2022-03-16T01:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoenixvalleyreview.com\/?p=26899"},"modified":"2022-03-16T01:54:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:54:10","slug":"musics-master-architects-beethoven-and-shostakovich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoenixvalleyreview.com\/musics-master-architects-beethoven-and-shostakovich\/","title":{"rendered":"Music’s Master Architects: Beethoven and Shostakovich"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a fan of classical music, you don’t want to miss this concert!<\/p>\n

Each laboring against demons both personal and political, Beethoven<\/strong><\/a> and Shostakovich<\/strong><\/a> represent an apex of musical construction and a testament to the potential of mankind.<\/p>\n

The program begins with Beethoven’s last completed concerto, dubbed “Emperor”<\/strong><\/em>, performed by Valley favorite pianist Stewart Goodyear<\/a><\/strong>. Shostakovich’s immensely successful fifth symphony finishes the program, perfectly threading the needle of managing the approval of Soviet authorities and expressing the suffering of the Russian people.<\/p>\n