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His orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti (two each for piano, violin, and cello). His chamber works include 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, and two piano trios. His solo piano works include two sonatas, an early set of 24 preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues.
- String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
- Lady Macbeth of The Mtsensk District
- Symphony No. 5 in D Minor
- Cello Concerto No, 1 in E Flat Major
- Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
- The Gadfly Suite
- The Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
- String Quartet No. 12
- Sonata For Viola and Piano, Op. 147
This cornerstone work opens with “DSCH” – Shostakovich’s musical signature which can be found throughout his repertoire. The work itself is dedicated to “to the victims of fascism and the war,” although what exactly this means and whether or not this inscription was imposed by Russian authorities is hotly debated. Many classical music fans become a...
Based on the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov, Shostakovich’s 160-minute opera tells the story of a Russian woman driven to murder. Following initial praise and frequent performances for two years, Stalin attended the opera in 1936. Two days after Stalin attended, the opera was publicly condemned in the magazine Pravda...
Arguably the most famous of Shostakovich’s works, his Symphony No. 5 came at a pivotal moment after Shostakovich had displeased Stalin with his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. The first two movements summon feelings of Beethoven and Mahler in their lush orchestrations, and Shostakovich shows his craft to great avail by spinning long mus...
Composed for Shostakovich’s friend, the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, Shostakovich’s first concerto is a staple concerto that challenges even the best cellists. Those who listened to the opening movement of the String Quartet No. 8 will recognize the very same “DSCH” theme in the cello concerto’s first movement, which is reshaped and mor...
Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony is frequently thought of as his commentary on the Stalin era. The connection between external politics and Shostakovich’s inner life continues to be a point of discussion between musicologists and music lovers. Leaving those questions aside, the second movement is an exemplary example of Shostakovich’s writing for brass...
Like many of today’s composers, Shostakovich also wrote for the big screen. The Gadfly Suiteshowcases a completely different side to Shostakovich and takes notable influence from Massenet in its sweet and romantic melodies.
Written for the Beethoven Quartet and premiered with Shostakovich himself on piano, this work has become a classic chamber music piece from the 20th century. The piano quartet is an unequal instrumentation to begin with. By the nature of their capacity for sound, the strings (two violins, viola, and cello) inherently must fight to be heard over the...
The String Quartet No. 12 stands out for two reasons. First, its opening is quite unexpected for Shostakovich, as it spells out a 12-tone row and then it suddenly breaks open to tonality. Second, instead of a traditional four-movement structure, it consists only of a short first movement and long second movement.
Completed on his deathbed, the Viola Sonata is a look back at life. The first movement, which is described by the composer as a “novella,” opens with a hauntingly stark pizzicato line which is then met by the falling piano. The entire work is full of musical easter eggs, including quotes from Shostakovich’s own previous works and allusions to compo...
Dmitri Shostakovich typically catalogued his compositions and occasionally his arrangements of other composers' music with opus numbers. He began this practice with the early Scherzo in F-sharp minor and continued until the end of his life.
Op. NumberTitleInstrumentationYear15The Nose (based on Gogol)Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra1927–192817Two Pieces by Domenico ScarlattiWind orchestra192818Music to the silent film The New BabylonSmall orchestra1928–192919Incidental music to the play The Bedbug ...Orchestra1928–1929Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich 25 September [12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Russian composer and pianist. He is regarded as one of the major com...
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Aug 5, 2024 · Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer, renowned particularly for his 15 symphonies, numerous chamber works, and concerti, many of them written under the pressures of government-imposed standards of Soviet art.
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