Dmitri Schostakowitsch

Dmitri Shostakovich' opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District was with more than 200 performances very succesful in as well Russia as abroad. But in 1936 Stalin attended a performance and it was imm...

The 1955 film of The Gadfly is no Soviet epic but rather a romantic history based on the novel by Ethel Voynich and set in fin de siecle Austria. Dmitri Shostakovich composed the Tarantella from The G...

The 1955 film of The Gadfly is no Soviet epic but rather a romantic history based on the novel by Ethel Voynich and set in fin de siecle Austria. Dmitri Shostakovich composed the Tarantella from The G...

Most of the music which Shostakovich used for his Ballet Suites was composed for the silent films in the early 30ies or was re-used from early opera's and ballets. The Dutch composer/arranger Christia...

Most of the music which Shostakovich used for his Ballet Suites was composed for the silent films in the early 30ies or was re-used from early opera's and ballets. The Dutch composer/arranger Christia...

Shosatkovich' ballet The Bolt is a full-length ballet with three acts and seven scenes. The ballet is an ironic tale of slovenly work in a Soviet factory. The composer himself fashioned a suite (Suite...

Shosatkovich" ballet The Bolt is a full-length ballet with three acts and seven scenes. The ballet is an ironic tale of slovenly work in a Soviet factory. The composer himself fashioned a suite (Suite...

Le "Ruisseau limpide" était de loin le plus populaire des ballets de Chostakovitch. Ses mélodies délibérément simples, ses harmonies banales, ses rythmes directs et ses couleurs criardes ont permis à...

The Limpid Stream" was by far the most popular of Shostakovich ballets. Its deliberately simple-minded melodies, banal harmonies, straightforward rhythms, and garish colors had the work playing succes...

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his second piano concerto in 1957 as a birthday gift for his 19-year-old son Maxim who premiered the piece during his graduation at the Moscow Conservatory. The eager, brilli...

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his second piano concerto in 1957 as a birthday gift for his 19-year-old son Maxim who premiered the piece during his graduation at the Moscow Conservatory. The eager, brilli...

As a contribution to the opera 'Armer Columbus' by German composer Erwin Dressel, Shostakovich composed two of his quirkiest and oddest early orchestral pieces. An energetic 'Entr'acte' in c minor (Al...

Shostakovich work on the 'String Quartet No. 8' proceeded simultaneously with incidental music to the film 'Five Days - Five Nights' and in this quartet he for the first time resorts to quoting themes...

Shostakovich work on the String Quartet No. 8 proceeded simultaneously with incidental music to the film Five Days - Five Nights and in this quartet he for the first time resorts to quoting themes and...

Dmitri Chostakovitch a composé sa Symphonie n° 5 en ré mineur, opus 47, entre avril et juillet 1937. Elle a été créée le 21 novembre 1937 à Leningrad par l'Orchestre philharmonique de Leningrad. La pr...

Dmitri Chostakovitch a composé sa Symphonie n° 5 en ré mineur, opus 47, entre avril et juillet 1937. Elle a été créée le 21 novembre 1937 à Leningrad par l'Orchestre philharmonique de Leningrad. La pr...

La Grande Foudre est un opéra inachevé, esquissé en 1932 par Dimitri Chostakovitch, dont il n'a pu écrire que l'ouverture et les huit pièces suivantes. Elles suffisent à nous montrer que "Le grand écl...

La Grande Foudre est un opéra inachevé, esquissé en 1932 par Dimitri Chostakovitch, dont il n'a pu écrire que l'ouverture et les huit pièces suivantes. Elles suffisent à nous montrer que "Le grand écl...

On se souvient surtout de Dimitri Chostakovitch pour ses œuvres orchestrales et ses concertos de grande envergure, mais sa contribution à la musique de film est également prolifique. Entre 1929 et 197...

On se souvient surtout de Dimitri Chostakovitch pour ses œuvres orchestrales et ses concertos de grande envergure, mais sa contribution à la musique de film est également prolifique. Entre 1929 et 197...

Sicher kennen Sie diesen Walzer in der Fassung von Walzerkönig André Rieu. Die Blasorchester-Bearbeitung von P. Züll ist leicht zu spielen.

Energy for DAYS! As a frenetic encore piece or a joyous sparkler for any place on the program that needs real pep, FOLK DANCES is a great choice! The fascinating shifting harmonies of 20th century mus...

En 1938, Chostakovitch a composé sa "Seconde suite de jazz" à la demande de l'Orchestre d'État pour le jazz, récemment fondé et dirigé par Victor Knushevitsky. Cette suite était initialement écrite po...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...