Word: shostakowitch
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...this obligation seriously, and at the same time has the genius of being able to recognize genius, he may become, as Koussevitzky has become, a very profound influence on the course of contemporary music. Koussevitzky has, for example, introduced to this country all the works of Strawinsky, Prokofieff, and Shostakowitch; it was at his suggestion, in fact, that Strawinsky's Symphonie des Psaumes was written. It may be just Koussy's good luck that his own countrymen, the Russians, have produced so much musical genius this century. It certainly is Toscanini's bad luck that his own countrymen, the Russians...
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