Shostakovich, Dmitri – Walter Simmons

SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 8 in Cminor, Op. 110; Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144.

wswebmaster on November 27, 2018

SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110; Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144. Fitzwilliam String Quartet. L’Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 11. Where most composers turn to the string quartet either for their most rarefied formalistic distillations or for the relief of …

SHOSTAKOVICH: Sonata for Violin and Piano. Jazz Suite No. 1. AUERBACH: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano. Lonely Suite

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata for Violin and Piano. Jazz Suite No. 1 (trans. M. Gluzman). AUERBACH Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano. Lonely Suite • Vadim Gluzman (vn); Angela Yoffe (pn) • BIS CD-1592 (67:16) Lera Auerbach is a remarkably gifted woman, now in her …

SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Sonata, Op. 134. 24; Preludes, Op. 34 (trans. D. Tziganov, L. Auerbach)

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Sonata, Op. 134. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (trans. D. Tziganov, L. Auerbach) • Grigory Kalinovsky (vn), Tatiana Goncharova (pn) • CENTAUR CRC-2636 (66:43) Composed in 1968 in celebration of David Oistrakh’s 60th birthday, Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata is one of …

SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra. BARBER: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.

wswebmaster on November 21, 2018

SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra. BARBER: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Maxim Shostakovich conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. EMI CDC-0777 7 54314 2 1 [DDD]; 64:33. Produced by Elizabeth Ostrow. Here are excellent performances of two 20th-century …

SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, op. 99

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, op. 99 I. Nocturne: Moderato II. Scherzo: Allegro III. Passacaglia: Andante IV. Burlesca: Allegro con brio Unlike many of his compatriots in the arts, Dmitri Shostakovich did not emigrate from …

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8 in C minor, op. 65

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975): Symphony No. 8 in C minor, op. 65 I. Adagio II. Allegretto III. Allegro non troppo IV. Largo V. Allegretto Unlike many of his compatriots in the arts, Dmitri Shostakovich did not emigrate from the …