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Let's say you don't know a thing about Dmitry Shostakovich, but you've heard people say he was the greatest composer of the 20th century and you're curious to find out what all the fuss is about. Where should you start? Should you start with the Fifth Symphony or the Tenth Symphony, with the Eighth Quartet or the Fifteenth Quartet, with Laurel Faye's "Shostakovich: A Life" or Elizabeth Wilson's "Shostakovich: A Life Remembered?" Or should you start with this package called "Dmitry Shostakovich -- A Portrait." Musically, it's got two discs of excerpts from many of symphonies and string quartets plus several of his ballets, a few of his film scores and a handful of his piano works. Some of the performances are absolutely first-rate -- the Éder Quartet's razor-wire quartets are arguably be the finest non-Russian recordings of the works -- some of the performances are more or less third-rate -- Ladislav Slovák and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra's lumpy symphonies are more than adequate but less than thrilling -- and some of the performances are just this side of definitive -- Shostakovich's performances of the first and last of his Preludes and Fugues for piano are almost unbearably poignant and overwhelming dramatic. But, as important as the recordings, it's got an excellent 78 page biography of the composer which is fair, balanced and extremely enthusiastic. The book will give you a good idea of what all the fuss is about and the excerpts will give you a good idea of where to go next. Plus, the discs include a minute long radio address from 1941 by Shostakovich himself -- a wonderful bonus even for those who already know the composer's music and his biography.
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24 Preludes & fugues, Op. 87 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Konstantin Scherbakov, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
The Golden Age, Op. 22a (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Christopher Lyndon-Gee, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
The Bolt, Op. 27a (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dmitry Yablonsky, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
24 Preludes, op. 34 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Konstantin Scherbakov, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ladislav Slovak, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ladislav Slovak, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Piano Quintet In G Minor, Op. 57 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Vermeer Quartet, Ensemble - Boris Berman, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ladislav Slovak, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Stockholm Arts Trio, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ladislav Slovak, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Antoni Wit, Conductor - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Ilya Kaler, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Excerpt from a radio address by Shostakovich (na Not Applicable)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Artist, MainArtist - na Not Applicable, Composer
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
DISC 2
24 Preludes & fugues, Op. 87 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Konstantin Scherbakov, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ladislav Slovak, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
The Gadfly, Op. 97a (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Theodore Kuchar, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Michael Houstoun, Artist, MainArtist - Christopher Lyndon-Gee, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Eder Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar" (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Peter Mikulas, Artist, MainArtist - Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Choir
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Hamlet, Op. 116a (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Dmitry Yablonsky, Conductor - Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Eder Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Peter Mikulas, Artist, MainArtist - Ladislav Slovak, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ladislav Slovak, Conductor
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Viola Sonata, Op. 147 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Julius Drake, Artist - Annette Bartholdy, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Prélude & Fugue, Op. 87 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
Album review
Let's say you don't know a thing about Dmitry Shostakovich, but you've heard people say he was the greatest composer of the 20th century and you're curious to find out what all the fuss is about. Where should you start? Should you start with the Fifth Symphony or the Tenth Symphony, with the Eighth Quartet or the Fifteenth Quartet, with Laurel Faye's "Shostakovich: A Life" or Elizabeth Wilson's "Shostakovich: A Life Remembered?" Or should you start with this package called "Dmitry Shostakovich -- A Portrait." Musically, it's got two discs of excerpts from many of symphonies and string quartets plus several of his ballets, a few of his film scores and a handful of his piano works. Some of the performances are absolutely first-rate -- the Éder Quartet's razor-wire quartets are arguably be the finest non-Russian recordings of the works -- some of the performances are more or less third-rate -- Ladislav Slovák and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra's lumpy symphonies are more than adequate but less than thrilling -- and some of the performances are just this side of definitive -- Shostakovich's performances of the first and last of his Preludes and Fugues for piano are almost unbearably poignant and overwhelming dramatic. But, as important as the recordings, it's got an excellent 78 page biography of the composer which is fair, balanced and extremely enthusiastic. The book will give you a good idea of what all the fuss is about and the excerpts will give you a good idea of where to go next. Plus, the discs include a minute long radio address from 1941 by Shostakovich himself -- a wonderful bonus even for those who already know the composer's music and his biography.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 02:38:26
- Main artist: Dimitri Chostakovitch
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2006 Naxos (P) 2006 Naxos
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