Dmitry Shostakovich : a portrait : his works, his life.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Works. Selections
Main Author: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 (Instrumentalist, Speaker)
Corporate Authors: Slovenský rozhlas. Symfonický orchester (Performer)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Performer)
Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ simfonicheskiĭ orkestr (Performer)
Stockholm Arts Trio (Performer)
Polskie Radio. Wielka Orkiestra Symfoniczna (Performer)
Nat︠s︡ionalʹnyĭ symfonichnyĭ orkestr Ukraïny (Performer)
Éder Vonósnégyes (Performer)
Slovenská filharmónia. Zbor (Performer)
Russkai︠a︡ filarmonii︠a︡ (Performer)
Other Authors: Scherbakov, Konstantin, 1963- (Instrumentalist)
Slovák, Ladislav, 1919-1999 (Conductor)
Lyndon-Gee, Christopher (Conductor)
Yablonsky, Dmitry, 1962- (Conductor)
Berman, Boris (Instrumentalist)
Kaler, Ilʹi͡a, 1963- (Instrumentalist)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Houstoun, Michael, 1952- (Instrumentalist)
Mikulaš, Peter, 1954- (Singer)
Bartholdy, Annette (Instrumentalist)
Drake, Julius, 1959- (Instrumentalist)
Language:Russian
Language and/or Writing System:
Vocal works sung or spoken in Russian.
Published: [Hong Kong] : Naxos Music Library, [2007]
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Physical Description:Also available as compact disc; previously issued as Naxos 8.558188--8.558189.
Variant Title:
Portrait : his works, his life
Format: Electronic Audio
Contents:
  • Prelude and fugue in C, op. 87, no. 1 (Dmitry Shostakovich, piano) (Recorded Dec. 6, 1951) (4:46)
  • Fantastic dance in C, op. 5, no. 3 (Konstantin Scherbakov, piano) (1:07)
  • Symphony no. 1 in F minor, op. 10. Allegretto (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Slovak Philharmonic Chorus ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (8:11)
  • The golden age : ballet suite, op. 22a. Adagio (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor) (9:07)
  • The bolt : ballet suite, op. 27a. General dance of enthusiasm and apotheosis (Russian State Symphony Orchestra ; Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor) (3:25)
  • Prelude in E flat minor, op. 34, no. 14 (Konstantin Scherbakov, piano) (2:12)
  • Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 43. Moderato con moto (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (8:42)
  • Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47. Allegro non troppo (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (11:29)
  • Piano quintet in G minor, op. 57. Scherzo (Boris Berman, piano ; Vermeer Quartet) (3:23)
  • Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65. Allegro non troppo (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (6:42)
  • Piano trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 67. Allegro non troppo (Stockholm Arts Trio) (2:55)
  • Symphony no. 9 in E flat, op. 70. Allegro (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (5:16)
  • Violin concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77. Passacaglia (Ilya Kaler, violin ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Antoni Wit, conductor) (9:57)
  • Excerpts from a radio address by Shostakovich, Leningrad, Sept. 16, 1941 (:53)
  • Prelude in F sharp major, op. 87, no. 13a (Konstantin Scherbakov, piano) (1:55)
  • Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93. Andante-Allegro (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (13:26)
  • The gadfly : music for the film, op. 97. National holiday (Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra ; Theodore Kuchar, conductor) (2:42)
  • Piano concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102. Andante (Michael Houstoun, piano ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor) (6:38)
  • String quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110. Largo (Éder Quartet) (3:43)
  • Symphony no. 13 in B flat minor, op. 113 : Babiy Yar. Humour (Peter Mikulaš, bass ; Slovak Philharmonic Chorus ; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (7:37)
  • Hamlet : music for the film, op. 116. Largo (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra ; Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor) (3:39)
  • String quartet no. 12 in D flat, op. 133. Moderato-Allegretto (Éder Quartet) (6:37)
  • Symphony no. 14, op. 135. O Delvig, Delvig! (Peter Mikulaš, bass ; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (4:49)
  • Symphony no. 15 in A, op. 141. Allegretto (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Ladislav Slovák, conductor) (8:24)
  • Viola sonata, op. 147. Moderato (Annette Bartholdy, viola ; Julius Drake, piano) (11:13)
  • Fugue in D minor, op. 87, no. 24b (Dmitry Shostakovich, piano) (Recorded Feb. 5, 1952) (7:27).