Music #441 - Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich  

[ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ʂəstɐˈkovʲɪt͡ɕ]/[Дмитрий Шостакович]  (1906 – 1975)

A Soviet Russian composer and pianist, Shostakovich was a prominent figure of 20th-century music.  

The Second Waltz  (aka Russian Waltz)

- music to the Russian film The First Echelon (1955–1956)
* dubbed to a Fanfan movie clip
* André Rieu
* ballroom

* dubbed to a War and Peace movie clip
* Come Waltz with Me  dubbed to a War and Peace movie clip

 

 

Symphony No.5   
* Mvt.4 of 4   Allegro non troppo

Zhilyayev regarded this a genius' work, before Z disappeared on earth.

Symphony No.7 "Leningrad"

When Nazi started to bomb Leningrad, S was reinstated and made a rep of resistance. He released this symphony, which was spread to perform in UK and US in weeks. Leningrad was surrounded for 900 days and suffered more than 1 million deaths.

Symphony No.8

* Mvt.3 of 5   Allegro non troppo

String Quartet No.8

 

(L) Music for (R) the "Five Days Five Nights" (1960 movie) re post-Allied-bombing of Dresden.

Song of the Forests

Written to celebrate the forestation of the Russian steppes following the end of World War II, the oratorio has 7 movements:
- When the War Was Over
- The Call Rings Throughout the Land
- Memory of the Past
- The Pioneers Plant the Forests
- The Fighters of Stalingrad Forge Onward
- A Walk into the Future
- Glory
* Part 1 of 3

Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2

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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk opera (1992 version): 

After 177 full houses for 2 years starting 1934, this opera was criticized by Pravda, S lost his jobs and had most of his "muddle instead of music" banned.

Source: Wikipedia