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
Stone Steps on a Wall
Playlist
Episode 1
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Renaissance fr. 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
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Renaissance from Four Romances after Pushkin, Op. 46 (excerpt)
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra/Rozhdestvensky; Safiulin, bass
Symphonies No 14 & 15; Orchestral Songs Op 21, 46, 62, etc
Mel 46130
1:00
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.5 in d minor, Op. 47
St. Petersburg Philharmonic/Temirkanov
Symphony No 5 / Temirkanov, St Petersburg Philharmonic
Mirare 196
21:34
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.5 in d minor, Op. 47
St. Petersburg Philharmonic/Temirkanov
Symphony No 5 / Temirkanov, St Petersburg Philharmonic
Mirare 196
:26
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.5 in d minor, Op. 47
St. Petersburg Philharmonic/Temirkanov
Symphony No 5 / Temirkanov, St Petersburg Philharmonic
Mirare 196
23:20
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 5, IV (excerpt)
New York Philharmonic/ Bernstein
Symphony No. 5, Op.47
CBS 37218
3:19
Episode 2
Shostakovich, Dmitri: String Quartet No.1 in C Major, Op. 49
Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
DG 463284
13:43
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Foxtrot fr.Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38b
Royal Concertgebouw Orchesra/Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
3:37
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.8 in c minor, Op.65, I
CSO/Solti
Shostakovich Symphony No 8
Lon 425675
25:49
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Trio for Piano and Strings No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67, I + IV (excerpt)
Laredo, violin; Robinson, violin cello; Kalichstein, piano
The Complete Trios & Sonatas
Koch KIC 7720
8:30
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Trio for Piano and Strings No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67, I + IV (excerpt)
Laredo, violin; Robinson, violin cello; Kalichstein, piano
The Complete Trios & Sonatas
Koch KIC 7720
1:30
Episode 3
Shostakovich, Dmitri: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, I & II
Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
DG 463284
11:05
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Violin Concerto No.1 in a minor, I & II
BBC Symphony Orchestra/M.Shostakovich; Hope, violin
Shostakovich & Hope
Warner Classics 62546
19:15
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 1 & No. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich, piano
Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / 3 Fantastic Dances / 5 Preludes & Fugues Op 87
EMI 54606
7:34
Shostakovich, Dmitri: “John Andersson” & “Billy Boy” fr. Eight English & American Folk Songs
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra/ Rozhdestvensky; Ivanova, mezzo soprano
Symphonies No 14 & 15; Orchestral Songs Op 21, 46, 62, etc
Mel 46130
4:02
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Romance fr. The Gadfly
arr.Atovmian, BBC Symphony Orchestra/M. Shostakovich; Hope, violin
Shostakovich & Hope
Warner Classics 62546
5:53
Shostakovich, Dmitri: The MarketPlace fr. The Gadfly, Op. 97 (excerpt)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Chailly
The Dance Album
Lon 452597
1:41
Episode 4
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Lyric Waltz fr. Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
2:33
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Quartet for Strings No. 8 in c minor, Op. 8
Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
DG 463284
19:43
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.13 in B-flat Major, Op. 113, Babi Yar, I excerpt
New York Phil/Masur
Babi Yar
Teldec 90848
0:46
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.13 in B-flat Major, Op. 113, Babi Yar, I
New York Phil/Masur
Babi Yar
Teldec 90848
15:17
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.13 in B-flat Major, Op. 113, Babi Yar, VI
New York Phil/Masur
Babi Yar
Teldec 90848
12:17
Episode 5
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b (excerpts)
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
0:40
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.15 in A Major, Op. 141, I
CSO/Solti
Solti / Shostakovich
Lon 458919
7:58
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.14 in G minor, Op. 135 (excerpts)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jansons; Alexashkin, bass; Gogolevskaja, soprano
The Complete Symphonies Dmitri Shostakovich
EMI 65300
4:42
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.14 in G minor, Op. 135 (excerpts)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jansons; Alexashkin, bass; Gogolevskaja, soprano
The Complete Symphonies Dmitri Shostakovich
EMI 65300
4:40
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.14 in G minor, Op. 135 (excerpts)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jansons; Alexashkin, bass; Gogolevskaja, soprano
The Complete Symphonies Dmitri Shostakovich
EMI 65300
5:46
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.15 in A Major, Op. 141, IV
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
Solti / Shostakovich
Lon 458919
14:14
Shostakovich, Dmitri: 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
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b (excerpts)
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
1:47