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French and Soviet Musical Diplomacies in Post-War Austria, 1945-1955 investigates how promoting 'national' music and musicians was used as an important asset by France and the USSR in post-Nazi Austria, covering music's role in international relations at various levels, within changing power frameworks. Bridging international relations, musical sociology, media studies, and Cold War history, four incisive chapters examine the crossroads of Soviet, French, and Austrian cultural politics and discourse-building, presented in two parts - institutions of musical diplomacy: Soviet and French cultural diplomats in comparison; sounds of music coming to Austria: Soviet and French musicians on tour. Using a communication- and media-oriented approach, this study casts new light, firstly, on the interpretative power of 'receiving' publics and, secondly, on the role of cultural transmitters at different levels. This is a valuable study for those specialising in Russian and East European music and music and politics. It will also appeal to cultural historians and all those interested in the intersections between music, international relations, and Cold War history.
Table des matières
IntroductionSection 1. Institutions of Musical Diplomacy. Soviet and French Cultural Diplomats in ComparisonChapter 1. Soviet Cultural Propaganda an Its Exponents in Moscow and AustriaChapter 2. French Diplomatie Culturelle Across Austria: Paris-Vienna-Innsbruck and BeyondSection Two: Sounds of Music Coming to Austria: Soviet and French Musicians On TourChapter 3. The Russians Are Coming! Between Tchaikovsky and StalinChapter 4. The Gallic Muse Coming to AustriaConclusion: A Zero-Sum Game, a Language of Universal Harmony, or a Multi-Polar Relation?
A propos de l'auteur
Alexander Golovlev is Senior Research Fellow at the HSE University.
Résumé
Bridging international relations, musical sociology, media studies and Cold War history, four incisive chapters examine the crossroads of Soviet, French and Austrian cultural politics and discourse-building.
