The two "Chamber Symphonies" recorded here are in fact two of Dmitri Shostakovich's celebrated string quartets, orchestrated, with the composer's approval, by Rudolf Barshai, who as a member of the...
Mark Wigglesworth recorded his cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies between 1996 and 2010, collaborating with two different orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC National...
Martinu / Shostakovich / Poltera Shostakovich & Martinu: Cello Concertos Super-Audio CD1. I. Largo 2. II. Allegretto 3. III. Allegretto 4. I. Moderato 5. II. Andante Poco Moderato 6. III. Allegro
The present release combines three works by Dmitri Shostakovich, which do not correspond to the clich? of the composer suffering under the Soviet cultural doctrine. While the almost neo-classical...