This is the powerful memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist Solomon Volkov. When it was first published in 1979 it became an international bestseller. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy as well as black-and-white photos.Þ ÊTestimonyÊ changed the perception of Shostakovich's life and work dramatically and influenced innumerable performances of his music. Þä ÊNew Grove DictionaryÊ