A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistNational Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony.In September 1941, Adolf Hitler’s Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history—almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943–1944. More than a million citizens perished. Survivors recall corpses littering the f... [Read More]
In celebration of the Shostakovich Year, the SWR Kaiserslautern Orchestra presents a feature-length program of two of Shostakovich's many film scores, arranged by the composer as orchestral suites. The lively, sardonic tone of Shostakovich's early score for the silent film New Babylon stands in stark contrast to the darkly-hued orchestrations of the much later A Year Is Like a Lifetime, composed at the same time as the massive choral Symphony No. 13. A collection that no Shostakovich lover will want to be without!
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•Moving and authentic documentary with lots of archive material, this is an important document of the Stalin era •The documentary shows the cruelty of the suppression in the Stalin era as well as the cruelty of World War II and the siege of Leningrad •It shows Shostakovich's desperate struggle to survive in this totalitarian regime •Interview partners such as Valery Gergiev give a valuable insight into the life of this iconic Russian artist •With key extracts from the symphonies, conducted by Valery Gergiev •The film is a testimony of how the arts can and must be a significant weap... [Read More]
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(DSCH). These volumes are the first releases of an ambitious series by DSCH, the exclusive publisher of the works of Shostakovich. Each volume contains: new engravings; articles regarding the history of the compositions; facsimile pages of Shostakovich's manuscripts, outlines and rough drafts; plus interpretations of the manuscripts. In total, 150 volumes are planned for publication.
Here offered is a Dmitri Shostakovich & Dolores del Río Signed 5x6 CutDmitri Shostakovich was a Soviet composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music. Shostakovich's orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti. His chamber output includes 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, two piano trios, and two pieces for string octet. His piano works include two solo sonatas, an early set of preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues. Other works include three operas, several song cycles, ballets, and a substantial quantity of film music; especially well known i... [Read More]
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Dmitri Shostakovich was one of the most prominent musical figures of the 20th century. He is renowned not only as a groundbreaking composer but also as an outstanding performer. In honor of the 40th anniversary of his passing in 2015, Warner Classics will release this 2-CD set of the composer playing his own music, which includes material previously unreleased on CD.
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