Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin Festivals and nearly losing his own

and nearly losing his own life when the boat was shipwrecked off Buenos Aires

vintage-inspired look

Clorindo Testa

Swiss-born

Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin Festivals and nearly losing his ownWhen Stalin came to power, making music became a dangerous endeavour. Russian composers now had to create work that served the socialist state, and all artistic production was scrutinized for potential subversion. The Sound of Utopia offers a vivid portrait of Soviet musicians and composers struggling to create art in this climate of terror. Some successfully toed the ideological line, diluting their work in the process; others ended up facing the