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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / Wigglesworth

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-04-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic

This well-filled disc combines the first three symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich, all written before the composer had reached his twenty-third birthday. The First Symphony was...continue...
Recording information: Music Centre for Dutch Radio & Television, studio MCO5, (10/2006/10/2010)....continue...

S'il Vous Plait / piano works transcribed for accordion

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Louis-Claude Daquin: 3ème Suite, 1er livre de pièces de clavecin; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pièces de clavecin; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in C minor, K. 11; George Frederick Handel: Suite...
Performers: Miki, Mie

Hailed as ‘Queen of the classical accordion’, Mie Miki made her first public appearance at the age of five, and has since then given countless...continue...
Recording information: Länna Church, Sweden (10/2009)....continue...

Borodin, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Cello Sonatas / Chaushian

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Alexander Borodin: Sonata for cello & piano in B minor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor...
Performers: Chaushian, Alexander; Sudbin, Yevgeny

Composed between 1860 and 1934, the works on this disc hail from a momentous period in Russian music - from the emergence of a national...continue...
Recording information: St George's Bristol, England (01/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-03-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark

Described in the BBC Music Magazine as "the finest Shostakovich interpreter of his generation", Mark Wigglesworth began his cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies with the BBC...continue...
Recording information: Music Centre for Dutch Radio & Televiosion, Studio MCO5 (03/2006)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Trio 1 In C Minor Op 8; Schnittke: Piano Trio 2

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Alfred Schnittke: Trio Sonata, for chamber orchestra (arrangement of "Trio ...
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Ensemble: Kempf Trio

The highly emotionally charged works on this disc were composed during periods of emotional upheaval in the lives of their creators. Shostakovich's father died in...continue...
Recording information: Nybrokajen 11, Stockholm, Sweden (04/2004)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 / Mark Wigglesworth, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-06-12

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

As conductor Mark Wigglesworth relates in his own liner notes, when Dmitri Shostakovich began working on 'Symphony No.4', his opera 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk' had...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 9 & 12 / Wigglesworth, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-09-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Among the many discs released during last year's Shostakovich anniversary, one that received particular notice was Mark Wigglesworth's recording of Symphony No. 13 'Babi Yar'...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 "Babi Yar" / Wigglesworth

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-10-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Performers: Rootering, Jan-Hendrik
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chorus; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

"The majority of my symphonies are tombstones" - these words by Shostakovich are quoted by conductor Mark Wigglesworth in the liner notes to his fifth...continue...

Ballet for a Lonely Violinist - Auerbach, etc / Gluzman

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-08-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b
Performers: Gluzman, Vadim; Yoffe, Angela

On two previous releases the husband-and-wife duo of Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe has brought us works by Lera Auerbach (BIS 1242) and other composers...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Wigglesworth, Netherlands RPO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-10-07

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc mark the return of Mark Wigglesworths Shostakovich cycle. The series continues with the excellent Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, with which this collaboration are...continue...

Shostakovich/Barshai: Chamber Symphonies / Kantorow

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-03-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in D major, Op. 83a; Symphony for Strings and Woodwinds in F major, Op. 73a
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Rudolf Barshai's inspired transcriptions of the quartets by Shostakovich have become increasingly popular works in their own right. The original versions of the orchestrations presented...continue...

Shostakovich: Suite on Finnish Themes, etc / Kangas, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-02-08

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite for Soprano, Tenor and Small Orchestra on Finnish themes; Chamber Symphony in A flat major, Op. 118a; Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a
Performers: Komsi, Anu; Nyman, Tom
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"The soloists are singing in their native language, so there can be no doubt about the idiomatic delivery of the words, and the players have...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 / Wigglesworth, Rodgers, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-09-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Few works stare into the abyss with such chilling candour as Shostakovich's 14th Symphony. Yet listening to its brilliantly conceived sequence of vocal settings is...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 5, 6 & 10 / Wigglesworth, et al

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-05-29

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"to rival the very best" -Gramophone...continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets Vol 1 / Yggdrasil Quartet

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-09-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108; Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110

"...This Swedish group was formed in 1990. Their Shostakovich absolutely blew me away! Each player has his own sound, tone, style, and individuality, yet together...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 / Wigglesworth, BBC NO of Wales

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-05-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Performers: Walker, Mark
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Shostakovich, Haug, et al / Franz Halász, Débora Halász

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-02-03

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 34; Guido Santorsola: Sonata a duo no 3; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Fantasia for Guitar and Piano, Op. 145; Hans Haug: Fantasia for Guitar and Piano
Performers: Halasz, Debora; Halasz, Franz

Malmö Symphony Orchestra / James DePreist

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-10-12

Works: Hilding Rosenberg: Marionetter, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Lars-Erik Larsson: Dagens stunder; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; G...
Performers: Kontra, Anton
Conductors: DePreist, James
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Stockholm Philharmonic - 75 Years 1914-1989

8 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Adolf Wiklund: Symphonic Prologue; Wilhelm Stenhammar: Florez and Blanzeflor, Op. 3; Seren...
Performers: Akestedt, Goran; Backelin, Gosta; Barkel, Charles; Berglund, Joel; Berlin, Leo; Bjorling, Sigurd; Brostrom, Tage; Crafoord, Gert; Grunfarb, Josef; Janson, Thore; Krogh, Erling; Lanzky-Otto, Wilhelm; ...
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo; Dorati, Antal; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Kletzki, Paul; Fricsay, Ferenc; Kleiber, Erich; Abendroth, Hermann; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Talich, Vaclav; Wiklund, Adolf; Schneevoigt, G...
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Stockholm University Chorus

The Russian Viola / Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Pieces (3) for viola & piano, Op. 11/3; Mikhail Glinka: Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, G. iv3; Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & piano in G minor, Op. 44; Igor Stravinsky:...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / Ahronovitch, Stockholm PO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri
Ensemble: Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Schnittke, Shostakovich: Cello Sonatas / Thedéen, Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for cello & piano no 1
Performers: Pontinen, Roland; Thedeen, Torleif

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Thedéen, DePreist

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-02-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: DePreist, James
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Virtuoso Percussion Music / Rainer Kuisma

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-11-01

Works: Darius Milhaud: Concerto, for marimba, vibraphone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 278; Concerto, for percussion & chamber orchestra (or piano), Op. 109; Alfred Fissinger: Suite for Marimba; Artur Lemba: ...
Performers: Bahr, Gunilla von; Kuisma, Rainer
Conductors: Panula, Jorma
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich, Reger, Hindemith: Viola Music / Tchavdarov

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-02-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Max Reger: Suites (3) for Viola solo, Op. 131d; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1
Performers: Tchavdarov, Zahari

Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 "Leningrad" / Rudolf Barshai

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-10-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich: Piano Trio no 2, String Quartet no 8, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-07-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110; Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127
Performers: Dekov, Emil; Negro, Lucia; Olofsson, Ake

The Russian Violin / Christian Bergqvist, Roland Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Igor Stravinsky: Duo concertant for Violin and Piano; Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1
Performers: Bergqvist, Christian; Pontinen, Roland

Russian Piano Music / Roland Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Toccata for Piano; Sergei Prokofiev: Toccata for Piano in D minor, Op. 11; Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 33; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Dmitri ...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland