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RE: Beregovski/ Fefer

At  27-6-2002 11:44 -0700, you wrote:
>To my ears,  Shostakovich created new music entirely for the yiddish folk 
>lyrics.  -Itzik

That's Shostakovich "power" colouring things with his own hallmarks. I'm 
convinced though he used quotations or at least allusions  of the original 
religious Jewish songs and folksongs. May I recommend the article of 
Schnittke  "On Shostakovich". Henny

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