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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1935 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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BarcelonaShostakovich’s Fourth
Vasks, Shostakovich
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Andris Poga
DortmundKlaus Mäkelä & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius, Shostakovich
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Klaus Mäkelä
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A Singapore premiere for Shostakovich 4
Vasily Petrenko brings sprawling symphony, calling for over 120 players, to Singapore, along with Gautier Capuçon to play Saint-Saëns.
Noseda and the NY Philharmonic play exhilarating Shostakovich Four
Gianandrea Noseda conducts the New York Philharmonic in a lovingly crafted, exhilarating rendition of Shostakovich’s gargantuan Fourth Symphony.
An evening of Miller and Shostakovich at the Proms
John Storgårds, the BBC Philharmonic and Lawrence Power deliver soothing waves of sound in Miller's I cannot love without trembling and an intense, though occasionally overwhelming, performance of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony.
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Bachtrack top ten: Dmitri Shostakovich
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.