#DSCH

[colisou]

Nenhum relacionamento é totalmente ensolarado, mas duas pessoas podem compartilhar o mesmo guarda-chuva e sobreviver às tempestades juntas.

Desconhecido.

[victorian-wizard]

I am so very tempted to make my yearbook quote “He fell like a chicken into the soup”.

[mitya-sollertinsky]

I don’t know what to put, so have some Mitya’s:

[capn-o-my-soul]

OMG GUYSS ITS DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH'S 117TH BIRTHDAY

look at him

(image source)

[anaphylaxis9]

Shosty’s babygirl moments

[aq-s74art]

24-03-2024

[sixty-silver-wishes]

okay not enough of you classical music people know about the dsch journal and that is a CRIME

so, the dsch journal is a volunteer-run journal dedicated entirely to the life and works of dmitri shostakovich. it’s been running since the 90s and publishes two journals per year, which are filled with historical interviews and letters, musical reviews and analyses, opinion pieces from fans and listeners, and updates from the world of shostakovich research on new projects and discoveries to help us better understand one of the most enigmatic- and yet, one of the most famous- composers of the 20th century. their website contains some sample articles from over the years, which often have exclusive information that can be hard to find in biographies and other publications, like interviews from shostakovich’s close friends and family. anyone from anywhere in the world can apply to submit their work to the journal, which is how I got my start with them. they also have an instagram and facebook, where they post lots of neat shostakovich photos, so you should check those out!

I’m now a volunteer writer, editor, and researcher with the dsch journal, and the opportunity has just been amazing. in the upcoming issue, I have three articles- two obituaries and a news piece on a ten-volume (!!) chronicle being released over the course of this decade documenting shostakovich’s life in intense detail, which I was SO excited to read about. I’ve also had a chance to proofread some interviews from his visit to america in 1973, which contain some fascinating information on his artistic process.

also I just gotta point out the covers of the print journals, because they are GORGEOUS. here are some of my favorites-

just !! look at them!!

[10-mhz]

shostakovich for a zine music history assignment. learned a lot about the discourse surrounding string quartet no. 8

[sleeveace22]

nono i promise listening to shostakovich's violin concerto 1 movement 2 is a completely normal thing to do, im not insane at all, shhhhhhh

[ca-dmv-bot]

Customer: DSCH IS A BRAND OF BAG OF GERMAN (DEUTSCHE) BAGS THAT I LOVE. DMV: DOUCHEBAG Verdict: DENIED

[shosty-we-understand]

Baby Dmitri Shostakovich with his older sister, Maria.

Circa 1907, photo credit DSCH Shostakovich Journal.

[colisou]

A distância é apenas um teste para ver o quão longe o amor pode viajar.

Desconhecido.

[victorian-wizard]

(Source)

Credits to @ofmd-ann who I copied this off

[mitya-sollertinsky]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAH BOI

[capn-o-my-soul]

LMAO i'm reading reviews of shostakovich symphony 11 in the DSCH journal and this one has me chortling

apparently this conductor hummed along with the music during the soft sections

[anaphylaxis9]

Tortured Soul