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Work: Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43

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ComposerShostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1935
Work typeOrchestral
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TokyoAndris Poga conducts Vasks and Shostakovich

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Vasks, Shostakovich
NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo; Andris Poga

BolognaAndris Poga

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Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Andris Poga; Andrei Korobeinikov

MelbourneGreat Passions: Radulović plays Khatchaturian

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Khachaturian, Shostakovich
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Jaime Martín; Nemanja Radulović; Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music
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Noseda and the NY Philharmonic play exhilarating Shostakovich Four

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Gianandrea Noseda conducts the New York Philharmonic in a lovingly crafted, exhilarating rendition of Shostakovich’s gargantuan Fourth Symphony. 
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An evening of Miller and Shostakovich at the Proms

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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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A rollercoaster of a Shostakovich 4 from Rattle and the LSO

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Rattle and a large-format LSO produce a Shostakovich 4 to remember, with exceptional sound quality from every musician.
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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.