Shostakovich (1969-1981) [SEP] creator
Shostakovich (1969–1981)
"Shostakovich" (1969–1981) is a series of thirty oil paintings by Aubrey Williams. Each painting in the series is based on a particular symphony or quartet by the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, whom Williams regarded as "the greatest composer of [his] time".
Background.
The "Shostakovich" series grew out of an intense involvement with Shostakovich's work that extended throughout Williams' adult life. Williams first heard Shostakovich's music (Symphony No. 1) as a teenager,
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- General Colonel G V Baklonov (May 1960 – 1964),
- General Colonel S.I. Ivanov (1964–1968),
- General Colonel V.F. Tolubko(1968 – May 1969)
- General Colonel Mikhail Homulo (May 1969 – Dec 1978)
- General Colonel Boris Snetkov (Jan 1979 – Nov 1981)
- General Colonel Nikolai Popov (Nov 1981 – Sep 1984)
- General Colonel Vladimir Vostrov (Sep 1984-7)
- General Colonel Nikolai Vasilyevich Kalinin (7-07 1987)