This week we conclude our two-part series on the life and times of Dmitri Shostakovich. From his later symphonies to the Jazz Suite No. 2, Bill explores all forms of Shostakovich’s writing. Starting with Shostakovich’s Four Romances after Pushkin, Op. 46, and his Symphony No. 5, The Market Place from The Gadfly, Op. 97, Bill ends the week with Kim Kashkashian playing a beautiful performance of the Viola Sonata with Robert Levin.
Shostakovich, Dmitri, Part II
Playlist
Episode 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Renaissance from Four Romances after Pushkin, Op. 46
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra/Rozhdestvensky; Safiulin, bass
Symphonies No. 14 & 15; Orchestral Songs Op. 21, 46, 62, etc
Mel 46130; 1:49
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in d minor, Op. 47
St. Petersburg Philharmonic/Temirkanov
Symphony No. 5 / Temirkanov, St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Mirare 196; 21:34, :26, 23:20
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, IV (excerpt)
New York Philharmonic/ Bernstein
Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
CBS 37218; 3:19
Episode 2
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49
Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
DG 463284; 13:43
Dmitri Shostakovich: Foxtrot from Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38b
Royal Concertgebouw Orchesra/Chailly
The Jazz Album
London 433702; 3:37
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in c minor, Op. 65, I
CSO/Solti
Shostakovich Symphony No. 8
London 425675; 25:49
Dmitri Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67, I + IV (excerpt)
Laredo, violin; Robinson, violoncello; Kalichstein, piano
The Complete Trios & Sonatas
Koch KIC 7720; 8:30, 1:30
Episode 3
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, I & II
Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
DG 463284; 11:05
Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in a minor, I & II
BBC Symphony Orchestra/M.Shostakovich; Hope, violin
Shostakovich & Hope
Warner Classics 62546; 19:15
Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 1 & No. 5
Shostakovich, piano
Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / 3 Fantastic Dances / 5 Preludes & Fugues Op. 87
EMI 54606; 7:34
Dmitri Shostakovich: “John Andersson” & “Billy Boy” from Eight English & American Folk Songs
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra/ Rozhdestvensky; Ivanova, mezzo-soprano
Symphonies Nos. 14 & 15; Orchestral Songs Op. 21, 46, 62, etc
Mel 46130; 4:02
Dmitri Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly
arr.Atovmian, BBC Symphony Orchestra/M. Shostakovich; Hope, violin
Shostakovich & Hope
Warner Classics 62546; 5:53
Dmitri Shostakovich: The Market Place from The Gadfly, Op. 97 (excerpt)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Chailly
The Dance Album
London 452597; 1:41
Episode 4
Dmitri Shostakovich: Lyric Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
London 433702; 2:33
Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings No. 8 in c minor, Op. 8
Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
DG 463284; 19:43
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 113, “Babi Yar”, I & VI
New York Phil/Masur
Babi Yar
Teldec 90848; :46, 15:17, 12:17
Episode 5
Dmitri Shostakovich: Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b (excerpts)
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
London 433702; :40, 1:47
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141, I & IV
CSO/Solti
Solti / Shostakovich
London 458919; 7:58, 14:14
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in g minor, Op. 135 (excerpts)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jansons; Alexashkin, bass; Gogolevskaja, soprano
The English Songbook
EMI 56830; 4:42, 4:40, 5:46
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147, II + III (excerpt)
Kashkashian, viola; Levin, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich – Paul Chihara – Linda Bouchard
– Kim Kashkashian – Robert Levin – Robyn Schulkowsky
ECM 1425; 9:55
