Dmitri Schostakowitsch

The Scherzo is the 2nd movement from Shostakovich's 10th Symphony; a short, brutally fierce movement which is constantly loud and uses some of Shostakovich's most violent musical language. This arange...

Inhalt: Iakubov, Manashir, ed Compositions for solo Voice(s) and Orchestra 2 Fables by Ivan Krylov op.4 6 Romances on Japanese Poems op.21 3 Romances on Poems by Alexander Pushkin op.46a

Here is one of the most popular works of Russian master composer Dmitri Shostakovich skillfully adapted by James Curnow. Filled with humor and vitality, this single-movement work is an engaging and wo...

Nine months after Stalin's death on 10 December 1953, Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 was premiered as his first symphonic composition since the end of the war. It was later interpreted by Solom...

In its very first thematic series (released in the 1990s), eda records dedicated itself to presenting a total of six recordings in the piano quintet genre, many of which were the first to ever be reco...

'I dedicate my Seventh Symphony to our struggle against fascism, to our coming victory over the enemy, to my native city, Leningrad.'Few symphonies written in modern times have attracted the degree of...

These two hugely contrasting symphonies come from the opposite ends of Shostakovich's life and career. The Second Symphony was written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik October Revo...

Originally composed for the movie The Gadfly, this brilliant dance number was later included in the Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 2. Carefully crafted in this adaptation for symphonic band, this is...

Originally composed for the movie The Gadfly, this brilliant dance number was later included in the Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 2. Carefully crafted in this adaptation for symphonic band, this is...

Originally composed for the movie The Gadfly, this brilliant dance number was later included in the Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 2. Carefully crafted in this adaptation for symphonic band, this is...