Dmitri Shostakovich (Composer)
Born: 25th September 1906, Saint Petersburg
Died: 9th August 1975, Moscow
Nationality: Russian
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist. He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century, with a unique harmonic language and a historic importance due to his years of work under Stalin
Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Nevertheless, he received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death).
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Interview,
Jocelyn Freeman on The Poet's Echo
The pianist discusses her album of works with a Pushkin connection (including a new version of Britten's eponymous song-cycle, Shostakovich's Cello Sonata and Prokofiev's Three Romances), recently released on Rubicon and also featuring soprano Gemma Summerfield, baritone Gareth Brynmor John & cellist Abi Hyde-Smith.
Recording of the Week,
Andris Nelsons conducts symphonies by Shostakovich
The latest instalment in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's cycle of Shostakovich symphonies juxtaposes the First and Fifteenth Symphonies, alongside expressive performances of the Fourteenth Symphony and the Chamber Symphony in C minor.
Popular Genres: Shostakovich
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Chamber
Instrumental
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Concertos
Popular Works: Shostakovich
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 (92)
- Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 (121)
- Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a (54)
- Festive Overture, Op. 96 (85)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35 (110)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 (66)
- Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 (63)
- Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 (58)
- Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (128)
- Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 1 in C major (51)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 2 in A minor (56)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 5 in D major (58)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 6 in B minor (51)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 10 in C sharp minor (78)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 13 in F sharp major (52)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 14 in E flat minor (62)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 15 in D flat major (63)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 16 in B flat minor (62)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 17 in A flat major (61)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 18 in F minor (52)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 22 in G minor (51)
- Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 24 in D minor (69)
- Romance (from The Gadfly) (50)
- String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73 (68)
- String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108 (51)
- String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 (99)
- Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 (87)
- Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 (65)
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (167)
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54 (76)
- Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 'Leningrad' (88)
- Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (68)
- Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 (91)
- Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 (103)
- Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 'The year 1905' (60)
- Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 (62)
- The Golden Age, Suite from the Ballet, Op. 22a (58)
- Viola Sonata, Op. 147 (59)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 (108)
- Violin Sonata, Op. 134 (51)
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