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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1959 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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SevilleOrquesta Joven de Andalucía
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Chávez, Shostakovich, Sierra, Falla, Ortiz, Moncayo
Orquesta Joven de Andalucía; Carlos Miguel Prieto; Santiago Cañón-Valencia
PragueMizuno & Hanus & DSO Berlin
Shostakovich, Bruckner
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Tomáš Hanus; Unknown
BrusselsCello Prelude - Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
Prokofiev, Shostakovich
Belgian National Orchestra; Gabriel Hollander
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Vivid sounds from Rouvali, Gabetta and the Philharmonia
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Rouvali and the Philharmonia dazzle with sunlit Tchaikovsky, intense Shostakovich and Say’s imaginative textures, while Gabetta’s physical, lyrical cello brings immediacy to an evening of virtuosity, warmth and playful energy.
War and Peace in Aix-en-Provence
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Gautier Capuçon, Pierre Bleuse and the Orchestre du Festival Casals bring a devastating Shostakovich First Cello Concerto to Aix-en-Provence's Festival de Pâques.
Splendid Shostakovich from Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony
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A haunting account of Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto is paired with a vivid rendition of his Eleventh Symphony.
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IngolstadtLive: Together for Music
Shostakovich
Camerata Salzburg; François Leleux; Lisa Batiashvili; Maximilian Hornung
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Bachtrack top ten: Dmitri Shostakovich
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Conformist or closet dissident? Dmitri Shostakovich had to adapt, chameleon-like, to the changing political climate in the Soviet Union, toeing the party line where necessary, but planting his music with coded messages.