Composer reacts STRONGLY to Shostakovich! #shorts

From my interview with Robin Holloway. Full video here:

[Gryou]

Rare footage of Tchaikovsky coming back to life to complain about Shostakovich (colourised, probably 1906)

[Lisztomaniac]

"So suffering" yeah... thats Shostakovich's life in a nutshell and thats what he wanted his music to express.

[ninoding]

The man contradicts himself when he says “It’s so empty, it’s so suffering.”

Shostakovich is marvellous exactly for that reason, it is all about the suffering.

[MuzhiLi]

The man hates it because he’s the reincarnation of Tchaikovsky and is jealous

[curtisunit]

I never knew Tchaikovsky could hold a grudge like that. He really does sound like he’s been working on his English since he’s been dead, I’ll give him that.

[houseworkvids]

I love the Shostakovich quartets. And i believe i have ears, eyes and spirit. But! I have no hair.. That must be it then!

[MiloMcCarthyMusic]

“So empty, so suffering”

lol what? Dumbest thing he could have said

[TheLogicBeast]

Shostakovich's music is staggering. I can't imagine what depths of shit someone has in their ears to not hear it, but hey ho.

[shervinanousheh]

I'm so glad that the comment section is tearing this guy apart
Shostakovich is full of suffering and is by to means empty
This man's contradicting himself

[belegSJ]

I am so very tired of this weird anti-Shostakovich sentiment that keeps on being spread around in certain musical circles. Often it's the same people who defend other composers by telling us to listen with an open and curious mind (and rightly so, I hasten to add!) but then themselves engage with Shostakovich's music in a downright hostile manner. One could certainly benefit from a bit more eloquence as opposed to this condenscending tone. Disappointing.

[poolvaldez]

This guy is elevating his opinions and tastes to the level of absolute or insurmountable truths, and whoever disagrees with that is a fool, the same attitude that snobs have. By the way, what has this guy composed?

[markshulman]

says the guy with the ripped elbows on a sweater

[doricdream]

How has no one pointed out that this man is a spitting image of tchaikovsky

[mayankprajapat]

Shostakovich was a genius, I love his every work.

[rayyoshida]

Brutal and painful, yeah but negative emotions could be also beautiful, and I have the feeling that Shostakovich shows us perfectly. If you don’t see the beauty you are blind or you have a too simple spirit

[DmitriShostakovichDSCH]

i don’t know how to feel about this

man i tried my best 💀

[ramonoliveira]

40 minute interview and i disagree with every single sentence spoken by this gentleman. His opinion on Shostakovich could abbreviate this.

[ezekielbrockmann]

Common performance practice of making it intentionally sound awful is what ruins Shostakovich for most people.
It's hardly empty. His music is absolutely beautiful.
And full of spirit.

[engineeringartist]

Gees and I thought Stalin was harsh. 😂

[marticosta]

In my opinion, Shostakovich is one of the best composers of the XXth century. Both in musical language, structure, harmony... No surprise he is one of the most famous XXth century composers