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Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian pianist and composer of the Soviet period. He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Nevertheless, he received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947–1962) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death).
A polystylist, Shostakovich developed a hybrid voice, combining a variety of different musical techniques into his works. His music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality; the composer was also heavily influenced by the neo-classical style pioneered by Igor Stravinsky, and (especially in his symphonies) by the late Romanticism associated with Gustav Mahler.
Shostakovich's orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti. His chamber output includes 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, two piano trios, and two pieces for string octet. His solo piano works include two sonatas, an early set of preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues. Other works include three operas, several song cycles, ballets, and a substantial quantity of film music; especially well known is The Second Waltz, Op. 99, music to the film The First Echelon (1955–1956), as well as the suites of music composed for The Gadfly.

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Dmitri Shostakovich
Santtu conducts Shostakovich Symphonies 6 & 9
Philharmonia Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich, Ludwig van Beethoven
The Late Quartets Vol. 1 - Beethoven Op. 127 | Shostakovich Op. 122 |
Alma Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich, Franz Schubert
Viola & Piano
Andreas Willwohl & Daniel Heide
Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich String Quartets Nos. 9 & 15
Carducci String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich, Sulkhan Tsintsadze
Cello Concertos of 1966
Maximilian Hornung, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andris Poga
Various composers
The London Violin Sound
Geoffrey Simon
Dmitri Shostakovich
24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87
Hannes Minnaar
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich
Violin Concertos (vinyl)
Linus Roth | London Symphony Orchestra | Thomas Sanderling
Robert Schumann, Caroline Shaw, Dmitri Shostakovich
Babel
Calidore String Quartet
Karol Rathaus, Dmitri Shostakovich
Rathaus & Shostakovich, Piano Sonatas
Vladimir Stoupel
Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich
Prokofiev & Shostakovich, Violin Sonatas
Natalia Prishepenko & Dina Ugorskaja
Nikolay Afanasyev, Dmitri Shostakovich, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Novoselye • Housewarming
ROctet
Reinhold Glière, Reynaldo Hahn, Dmitri Shostakovich
Glière | Hahn | Shostakovich
Artists of Spannungen Festival 2018
Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich String Quartets 1, 2 & 7
Carducci Quartet
Various composers
Le Violon de Rothschild (Rothschild's Fiddle)
Lyonel Schmit | Julien Guénebaut
Dmitri Shostakovich, Sam David Wamper, Mathias Coppens
Portraits
Mosa Trio
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Sonatas
Audun Sandvik & Sveinung Bjelland
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2; Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Peter Donohoe
Dmitri Shostakovich
24 Preludes and Fugues
Peter Donohoe
Dmitri Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidulina
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77 / In tempus praesens
Simone Lamsma / The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich, Franz Schubert
Schubert & Shostakovich
Pauline Sachse & Lauma Skride
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich
Violin Concertos
Linus Roth / London Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling
Ludwig van Beethoven, Dmitri Shostakovich
Armida Plays Beethoven & Shostakovich
Armida Quartett
Dmitri Shostakovich, Mieczysław Weinberg
Solo Sonatas for Violin nos. 1 - 3
Linus Roth
The Last Words of Christ
Ebonit Saxophone Quartet
Mieczysław Weinberg, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Dmitri Shostakovich
Wartime Consolations
Linus Roth / Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn / José Gallardo
Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 4, 8 & 11
Carducci String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony no. 14
Gordan Nikolić / Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich, Antonin Dvořák
Dvorák: Dumky; Zypressen; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1
Christian Tetzlaff
Benjamin Britten, Robert Schumann, Dmitri Shostakovich
Works for Viola & Piano
Krzysztof Chorzelski / Katya Apekisheva
Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Benjamin Britten
Cello Sonatas by Shostakovich, Britten and Prokofiev
Jamie Walton / Daniel Grimwood
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 4 in C Minor Op. 43
Daniel Raiskin, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie & Philharmonic Orchestra Mainz
Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Concertos
Jamie Walton
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 7
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 2
Jamie Walton
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture, Symphony No.5
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Portraits II (Edition Ruhr Piano Festival Vol 15
D. Bashkirov; H. Schuch; D. Fray, C. Chamorel; S. Mauser; V. Kharin
Dmitri Shostakovich
Sonata For Violin & Viola And Piano
Isabelle van Keulen / Ronald Brautigam
Dmitri Shostakovich
Hypothetically Murdered
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich
Hamlet & King Lear
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Symphonies
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Dmitri Shostakovich
The String Quartets Vol 3
Rubio String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich
The String Quartets 3 & 15
Rubio String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich
The String Quartets Vol 1
Rubio String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich
Chamber Symfony - Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orch
Vladimir Mendelssohn, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam
Piano Quintet Op. 57
Brodsky Quartet