All Shostakovich articles – Page 5
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ReviewBelcea Quartet: Shostakovich String Quartet no.3, Piano Quintet
A non-Russian approach to Shostakovich that’s in a class of its own
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VideoNewly discovered viola impromptu by Shostakovich performed by Paul Neubauer
A previously unknown work by Dmitri Shostakovich, this viola impromptu was discovered in Moscow’s central archive last year and revealed on the composer’s birthday in September. In this video, violist Paul Neubauer and pianist Wu Han perform the piece at Music@Menlo,
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ReviewMats Lidström: Rigoletto Fantasy, Shostakovich Cello Concerto no.1
Mats Lidström (cello), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy
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ReviewSheku Kanneh-Mason: Inspiration
Dynamic debut recording from significant young British cellist
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ReviewEldbjørg Hemsing: Concertos by Borgström and Shostakovich
BORGSTRÖM Violin Concerto in G major op.25, SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor op.77
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VideoJohannes Moser performs Shostakovich Cello Sonata with Andrei Korobeinikov
German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser performs the second movement of Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D minor with pianist Andrei Korobeinikov. The two are currently on a Canadian recital tour
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ReviewBomsori Kim: Shostakovich and Wieniawski concertos
Two concertos, two eras, two contrasting performances
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FocusDaniel Müller-Schott on Shostakovich's Cello Concerto no.1
For the German cellist, this concerto brings back memories of a year of mentorship by the great Mstislav Rostropovich
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NewsA new work for viola by Shostakovich discovered in Moscow State Archives
The short work for viola and piano, the discovery of which was announced on the composer’s birthday, appears to have been written in one sitting in 1931
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ReviewSimone Lamsma plays Gubaidulina and Shostakovich
Gripping accounts of virtuoso Russian violin concertos, old and new
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ArticleArcanum - Auerbach: Arcanum, Shostakovich (arr. Auerbach)
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Lera Auerbach arranges and composes for the violist Kim KashkashianMusicians: Kim Kashkashian (viola), Lera Auerbach (piano)Composer: Lera Auerbach, ShostakovichCatalogue number: ECM NEW SERIES 481 2322 Lera Auerbach’s involvement with Shostakovich’s piano Preludes op.34 began at the turn of the present century, when ...
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ArticleShostakovich: Complete String Quartets
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: The Brodsky returns to Shostakovich's quartets with breathtaking successMusicians: Brodsky QuartetComposer: ShostakovichCatalogue number: CHANDOS CHAN 10917 (6 CDs) The Brodsky’s first complete Shostakovich cycle (recorded in 1989 for Teldec) was a notable achievement by any standards. Without inflicting the ...
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ReviewGlazunov: Violin Concerto op.82; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.1 op.99
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Sweetness rather than bite in two major 20th-century violin concertos Musicians: Nicola Benedetti (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits Composer: Glazunov, Shostakovich Catalogue number: DECCA 478 8758 Benedetti ...
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ReviewWeinberg: Solo Violin Sonatas nos.1–3; Shostakovich: Three Fantastic Dances (transc. Glikman)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Roth goes it (largely) alone as he reaches Weinberg’s three solo sonatas Musicians: Linus Roth (violin), José Gallardo (piano) Composer: Weinberg, Shostakovich Catalogue number: ...
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ReviewShostakovich: String Quartets: no.4 in D major op.83, no.6 in G major op.101; Piano Quintet in G minor op.57; Theatre Suite (arr. Wilson, Pierini, Ekimovsky)
The Strad Issue: April 2016Description: Subtle and restrained playing in Shostakovich’s chamber musicMusicians: Delian Quartet, Anatol Ugorski (piano)Composer: ShostakovichThe Delian Quartet opens Shostakovich’s Fourth Quartet with rich, straightforward playing, and subsequently shows a certain reserve. In the Andantino the playing of first violinist Adrian Pinzaru is bleak, ...
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ReviewShostakovich: Chamber Symphonies: op.73a, op.83a (both arr. Barshai); Traditional: Romanian and Russian klezmer music
The Strad Issue: April 2016Description: Barshai’s quartet arrangements illuminated by top-class playingMusicians: Re:Orchestra/Roberto Beltrán ZavalaComposer: Shostakovich; TraditionalAfter Rudolf Barshai showed his string-orchestra arrangement of Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet to the composer, he was given carte blanche to arrange any other pieces he wished. The present CD offers ...
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ReviewShostakovich: Cello Concertos nos.1 & 2
The Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Capuçon and Gergiev find the chamber intimacy in the cello concertosMusicians: Gautier Capuçon (cello) Mariinsky Orchestra/Valery GergievComposer: ShostakovichIt is difficult for anyone recording these particular scores to ignore the towering presence of Mstislav Rostropovich, for whom both concertos were written and who ...
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ArticleCellists Gautier Capuçon and Stéphane Tétreault perform Shostakovich
Gautier Capuçon and Stéphane Tétreault perform Shostakovich's Prelude from his Five Pieces for Two Violins, arranged for cello duo.Capuçon is interviewed about his Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle in The Strad’s February 2016 issue – download now through The Strad App or on desktop computer.Watch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs ...
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ReviewWartime Consolations. Hartmann: Concerto funebre. Shostakovich: Unfinished Violin Sonata (1945). Weinberg: Concertino op.42; Moldavian Rhapsody op.47 no.3
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Dark Hartmann, lighter Weinberg and a Shostakovich firstMusicians: Linus Roth (violin) José Gallardo (piano) Württemburg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn/Ruben GazarianComposer: Hartmann, Shostakovich, WeinbergA Shostakovich premiere in 2015? Linus Roth has done his homework and dug out the unfinished movement for a ...
