Whatever became of Maxim Shostakovich? Is he alive? If so, where does he live? What does he do? Another question: I assumed Dmitri Dmitriovich died of heart...
... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are a member of the BMG Music Service club, this CD is available there as their item # 1432749D, at...
Yes, last night I voted on your great review. I compared prices at BMG, which I do belong to, and Amazon, where I also have an account. I chose to order from...
Would anyone care to share their favourite recordings of the VC 1? This is one of my favourite pieces by Shostakovich and of the recordings I've heard so far...
Arts & Leisure (April 4, 2004) Was Dmitri Shostakovich a faithful servant or a secret dissident? The debate is about to flare up again. The Composer and the...
... 1? ... anyone ... The Vengerov/Rostropovich cd is arguably the most dramatic,but perhaps over the top,perhaps more angry than the saddness intended,but...
... dissident? The ... Wonderful piece;thanks for posting it. We should recall that while Beethoven may have changed the dedication to the Eroica, he changed...
Regarding the famous D--S--C--H (or D--E-flat--C--B-natural) motif, I don't read music and don't know what it sounds like, despite having no doubt heard it...
It is the first four notes of the 8th quartets. Of course the motif is everywhere in many of the works you mention, but the first four notes of the 8th quartet...
Bard College has announced the second season of its diverse SummerScape festival, featuring an astonishing array of opera, music, theater, dance and film, and...
Does anyone know a source for the transliterated Russian texts for "The Ballad of Cordelia" and "The Fool's Songs"? I have the English translations but need...
erselking, A simple yet costly option: sheet music, which can be procured thro' a plethora of classical publishers all over the country. A more circumventous...
Greetings from your friendly neighbourhood Canadianbucko. CB has recently (and perhaps unwisely from a financial standpoint) indulged in a bout of CD and...
... When recovered financially,the new Yedang set of the cello concerti with Rostropovich,D.Oistrakh conducting(yes),from the 60's,are stunning,sonically did...
Can anyone tell me anything about Shostakovich's "The Execution of Stephen Razin"? I will hear this piece in a few weeks, but know nothing about it, so any...
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Wishful Thinking By Paul Mitchinson In early 1966, Leonard Bernstein threw a birthday party for Dmitri Shostakovich in Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall....
Leon Botstein on Dmitri Shostakovich When Dmitri Shostakovich was buried as a Soviet national hero in 1975, perception of him abroad was clouded with ...
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http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BohuslavMartinuDiscussion/ This group has been created to facilitate discussion of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu...
Hello, i´m interet to kwon if exits a record with the sevent symphony with the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Samuel Samosud as conductor. Regards. ... Do You...
There seems to be a Russian film of this work with English subtitles. I have not seen it mentioned on your site. The film is available through House of...
The vocal music "Execution of Stephen Razin" expresses vividly and incisively an internal lust for indulgence and craze of ignorant mankind. You may feel why...
I copy this article here. I think it's deep and incisive to essentials. SHOSTAKOVICH and BULGAKOV ... '20s satire - literary and musical ... In his memoir...
