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Cellocinema - music for cello & piano by Rota, Herrmann, Piazzolla, Catalani, Janacek, Chaplin et al. / Eckart Runge, cello; Jacques Ammon, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-09-25

Works: Nino Rota: 8 1/2; Tom Waits: Helsinki Mood; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho; Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima; Vuelvo al sur, tango song; Regreso al amor, tango song (from Sur); Carlos Gardel: Por una cabe...
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Ensemble: Cello Project

Whatever the cello project does Eckart Runge and Jacques Ammon carry us off into faraway worlds, enchanting us like the magicians of the Big Screen....continue...

Shostakovich: Music for Viola & Piano / Lawrence Power; Simon Crawford-Phillips

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Seven Preludes (from 24 Preludes for piano, Op. 34); Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Five Pieces from "The Gadfly", Op. 97
Performers: Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Power, Lawrence

On this disc, star violist Lawrence Power is joined by his regular pianist partner Simon Crawford-Phillips in a survey of the chamber music of Shostakovich....continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (10/24/2010-10/26/2010)....continue...

Spices: France, Italy, Spain - Your journey through classical music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Paul Bazelaire: Suite Francaise; Maurice Ravel: A la manière; Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Jean Françaix: L'heure du berger; Quintette...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Boucher, Remi; Dube, Raphael; Dubeau, Angele; Kay, Francine; Laplante, Andre; Lapointe, Jean Francois; Lefevre; Milot, Valerie [Harp]; Pierri,...
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav; ; Dessaints, Raymond; Turovsky, Yuli; Rescigno, Joseph; Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: ; Duo Campion-Vachon; Duo Similia; Ensemble Amati (Montreal); Ensemble Caprice; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Shostakovich Film Music: Gadfly, Hamlet, King Lear, Pirogov et al.

3 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Pirogov, suite from the film score, Op. 76a (assembled by Atovmyan); Hamlet, suite from the film score, Op.116a (assembled by Atovmyan); King Lear, film score, Op. 13...
Performers: Golebiowsky, Karol
Conductors: Serebrier, José
Ensemble: Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Some works transcend the format for which they were originally written - and Shostakovich's The Gadfly suite is certainly an example. Its 12 sumptuous movements...continue...
Recording information: Maison de la Radio, Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Edition Lockenhaus [Box Set] / Gidon Kremer, violin; Rattle - Kremerata Baltica

5 CD / ECM / 2011-10-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Olivier Messiaen: Petites liturgies (3) de la Présence Divine; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; André Caplet:...
Performers: Bellheim, Markus; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Berger, Julius; Beyerle, Hatto; Bik, Annette; Brunner, Eduard; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Demenga, Thomas; Geringas, David; Grafenauer, I...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kofman, Roman; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in Austria, ECM releases a 5-CD box set of recordings from 1981-2008....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival....continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Music for Piano Duo and Duet, Vol. 1 / Vicky Yannoula, Jakob Fichert

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-10-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Song of the great rivers, Op. 95 "Unity"; Ballet Suite no 2, Op. 89b; Korzinkina's Adventures, Op. 59; Suite for 2 pianos in F sharp minor,...
Performers: Fichert, Jakob; Yannoula, Vicky [Piano]

Much of Shostakovich's orchestral music was first heard in versions he prepared for piano four hands or two pianos - but most of these transcriptions...continue...
Recording information: Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios (07/17/2007/07/20/2007)....continue...

Shostakovich Film Series

1 CD / Delos / 2010-03-30

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Alone (All Alone), film score, Op. 26 (part lost)
Conductors: Mnatsakanov, Walter

Recording information: Byelorussian Radio Committee Studio, Minsk (11/1995).

With this re-release on the American Delos label of a 1995 Russian Disc recording, there are now three more or less ...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony 5; Gadfly Suite

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-02-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Shostakovich, Maxim

This recording was reviewed in Gramophone at the time of first release: "The sobriety and restraint of the approach is immediately striking: grave matters are...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road London (1990-1991)....continue...

Jan Vogler and the Knights - Experience - Live from New York

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-06-02

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a; Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Michurin (Life...
Performers: Gandelsman, Jonathan; Jacobsen, Colin [Violin]; Vogler, Jan
Conductors: Jacobsen, Eric

Personnel: Jan Vogler (cello); Johnny Gandelsman, Colin Jacobsen (violin).

Recording information: Le Poisson Rouge, NY....continue...

Semplice - From Beautiful Beginnings - Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Scott, Street, etc / Wilson, Watts

1 CD / Saxophone Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Melodies (2) for Piano, Op 3; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (12) for Piano, Op. 40; Antonín Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Dmitri...
Performers: Watts, Tim; Wilson, Jeffery [sax]

'Semplice' – Italian for "simple", the second CD in this attractive new series is appropriately selected as the inaugural CD to launch Saxophone Classics. Jeffery...continue...

Shostakovich: Works for Cello / Somov, Popova, Nachev, Bulgarian National Radio SO

1 CD / Gega New / 2008-05-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Gadfly, Op. 97; Ballet Suite(s)
Performers: Popova, Bogdana; Somov, Alexander
Conductors: Nachev, Milen
Ensemble: Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

In approaching the cello works of Shostakovich, the cellist Alexander Somov has focused on the music. He relates, "Everything is said in the notes." Born...continue...

Revolution for Cembalo - Ravel, Delius, et al / Arihashi

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-09-17

Works: Maurice Ravel: D'Anne jouant de l'espinette, song for voice & harpsichord (or piano) (Épigramme de Marot no 2); Jules Massenet: Thérèse, music drama in 2 acts; Gaetano Donizetti: Varia...

This is a delightful program of rare harpsichord works performed by one of Japan's most gifted musicians. It features two works specially commissioned for this...continue...

Shostakovich: King Lear / Jurowski, Rundfunk SO Berlin

1 CD / Capriccio / 2007-05-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: King Lear, incidental music, Op. 58a; King Lear, film score, Op. 137
Performers: Zaremba, Elena
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Orchestral Songs and Waltzes / Sanderling, Leiferkus, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Verses (4) of Captain Lebyadkin, songs for bass & piano, Op. 146; Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109; Songs (5) from the journal Krokodil, for bass & piano, Op. 121; Prefa...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

"Here are two of the more unusual yet also more welcome releases for Shostakovich's centenary year... In so-so performances probably none of these pieces would...continue...

Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata / Yablonsky, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a
Performers: Fedotov, Maxim; Petrova, Galina; Saranceva, Ekaterina; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Although Shostakovich's chamber music is dominated by the fifteen string quartets [Naxos 8550973-0971], he has also left his mark on the piano trio [Naxos 8553297],...continue...

The Film Music of Shostakovich Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-10-17

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Hamlet; Young Guard, Op. 75; Unforgettable Year 1919, Op. 89; Five days-five nights
Performers: Roscoe, Martin
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Chandos issue will appeal to film music buffs and Shostakovich completists but it deserves to reach a wider audience given the flair and dynamism...continue...

Shostakovich: Film Music / Jurowski, Grin, Judd, et al

7 CD / Capriccio / 2006-10-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Hamlet, suite from the film score, Op.116a (assembled by Atovmyan); The Gadfly; New Babylon, suite from the film score, Op. 18a (restored by Rozhdestvensky); Five Days - Five Nig...

Shostakovich, Schnittke: Cello Sonatas / Gerhardt, Osborne

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; A Child's Excercise Book (Children's Tetrad), for piano, Op. 69; Ballet Suite no 1, Op. 84b; Moskva, Cheremushki, Op. 105; Victorio...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Osborne, Steven

Presenting an intense and enthralling musical journey of powerful Russian twentieth century music performed by the charismatic cellist Alban Gerhardt, accompanied by acclaimed pianist Steven...continue...

Shostakovich: Concertos, Orchestra Suites, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 "Tea for Two"; Moskva, ...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Kotliarov, Mikhail; Kremer, Gidon; Masseurs, Peter; Mullova, Viktoria; Schiff, Heinrich; Storojev, Nikita [Bass Vocals]; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Barshai, Rudolf; Järvi, Neeme; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kegel, Herbert; Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Leipzig Radio Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchest...

This volume of the Shostakovich 100th Anniversary box set series is devoted to the Concertos, Orchestral Suites and Chamber Symphonies. "For all his sophistication of...continue...

Dmitry Shostakovich - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 87/1; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Th...
Performers: Bartholdy, Annette; Berman, Boris; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Houston, Michael; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Slovák, Ladislav; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Yablonsky, Dmitry; ; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Arts Trio; Ukrainian National Symphony...

"Is this a CD set with substantially expanded album notes or a book with two accompanying CDs? The booklet contains an excellent monograph by Richard...continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Works [Hybrid SACD]

2 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2006-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B minor, Op. 61; Suite for 2 pianos in F sharp minor, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 12; Tarantella for 2 pianos (arr. from film suite "The Gadfly"); ...
Performers: Babinsky, Margarete; Busch, Holger

Virtuoso Cello Encores / Maria Kliegel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Gaspar Cassadó: Danse du diable vert; David Popper: Fantasy on Russian Themes for cello & piano; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Havenith, Raimund; Kliegel, Maria

This collection of virtuoso cello encores ranges widely from Bachs Air on the G String to Shostakovichs Neapolitan Tarantella from his Film score, The Gadfly....continue...

The Most Frightening Music in the Universe

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2004-09-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare ...

Film Music Classics - Shostakovich: Hamlet / Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)
Performers: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

"Here is an invaluable survey of one of the great Russian film scores, and one that many proudly stand beside the Stromberg series for Marco...continue...
This lush remastering of Shostakovich's HAMLET offers a joyous celebration of music for the ears. Conceived as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, this work originates in the early 1960s. Havin...continue...

The Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich Vol 2 / Sinaisky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-04-27

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Golden Hills; Gadfly, Op. 97; Volochayev days, Op. 48
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Throughout his career, willingly or not and with mixed success, Shostakovich worked in the film industry. As a student he played piano in silent cinemas,...continue...

Tsar of Instruments - Gliere, Glinka, etc / Iain Quinn

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-02-25

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Prelude and Fugue for organ no 1 in D major, Op. 93; Prelude and Fugue for organ no 2 in D minor, Op. 98; Fantasy for organ in G minor, Op. 110; Reinhold Glière: Fugue on a T...
Performers: Quinn, Iain

The Film Music of Shostakovich / Sinaisky, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Return of Maxim, Op. 45; The Man with a Gun (November), film score, Op. 53; Alone (All Alone), film score, Op. 26 (part lost); King Lear, film score, Op. 137
Performers: Dixon, Peter; Galloway, Jennifer; Jordan, Mark
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich's 'The Man With The Gun' is given its premiere recording on this new release from the Chandos Movies series. Throughout his career, willingly or...continue...

Showpieces & Encores / Orbelian, Moscow Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Russian Traditional: The Moon Is Shining, folk song; The Rush Light; Helmer-Rayner Sinis...
Performers: Sergeev, Oleg; Stepchenko, Svetlana; Zagorinsky, Alexander
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Showpieces & Encores / Orbelian, Moscow Chamber Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Russian Traditional: Bright Shines the Moon, folk song; The Rush Light; Helmer-Rayner Si...
Performers: Sergeev, Oleg; Stepchenko, Svetlana; Zagorinsky, Alexander
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Shostakovich: The Film Album / Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw

1 CD / Decca Import / 1999-02-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Counterplan (The Passer-by), film score, Op. 33; Alone (All Alone), film score, Op. 26 (part lost); The Silly Little Mouse, animated film score, Op. 56; Hamlet, film score, Op. 1...
Performers: Kerr, Alexander
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"It was Shastakovich's nightly work as a tubercular 'picture palace' pianist in Leningrad towards the end of the silent era, repetitively hacking mood music and...continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Works for Piano Duo /Genova, Dimitrov

1 CD / CPO / 1999-02-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concertino for 2 pianos, Op. 94; Suite for 2 pianos in F sharp minor, Op. 6; Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Igor Stravinsky: Concerto fo...

Shostakovich: Waltzes / Orbelian, Moscow Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Delos / 1999-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Michurin (Life in Bloom), suite from the film score, Op. 78a (assembled by Atovmyan); The Return of Maxim (Maxim Trilogy II), film score, Op. 45; The Golden Hills (The Golden Mou...
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Movie Madness - Shostakovich

1 CD / Capriccio / 1997-01-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Fall of Berlin Suite, Op. 82a; Gadfly, Op. 97; Return of Maxim, Op. 45; King Lear, Op. 58a; Hamlet Op. 116a; Golden Hills; Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a; Zoya, Op. 64; Alone, Op. 26; Ham...
Performers: Katchur, Swetlana; Kazatchouk, Vladimir; Zaremba, Elena
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail; Grin, Leonid; Judd, James
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus

The Mantis and the Moon / John Williams, Timothy Kain

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-12-10

Works: Manuel de Falla: Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); Enriqué Granados: Goyescas; Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5; Antonio Soler: Sonata for Keyboard no 84 in D major; Nigel Westlake: Songs fro...
Performers: Kain, Timothy; Williams, John [Guitar]

Shostakovich: Odna / Jurowski, RSO Berlin

1 CD / Capriccio / 1996-01-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Alone, Op. 26
Performers: Katchur, Swetlana; Kazatchouk, Vladimir
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus members; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Die Neue Klassik: Ravel, Rachmaninov, Gershwin, R. Strauss, Orff

2 CD / Capriccio / 1996-01-01

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Max Reger: Tone Poems (4) after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128; Richard Strauss: Salo...