Shostakovich | search
Click here to view Shostakovich news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Dmitri Shostakovich | Biography, Music, Works, Symphonies, & FactsDmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer, renowned particularly for his 15 symphonies, numerous chamber works, and concerti, many of them written under the pressures of government-imposed standards of Soviet art. Whether he was compliant or a closet dissident has been the subject of contention.
- Shostakovich: The composer who was almost purged - BBCFour years after the death of Stalin, Shostakovich wrote his dazzling Piano Concerto no 2 as a 19th birthday present for his son Maxim, himself an accomplished pianist. Whilst the slow second ...
- Dmitri Shostakovich - WikipediaHis music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality; he was also heavily influenced by neoclassicism and by the late Romanticism of Gustav Mahler. His orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti (two each for piano, violin, and cello).
- Dmitri Shostakovich - World History EncyclopediaAvailable in other languages: Dutch, French. Dmitri Shostakovich, 1950. Deutsche Fotothek (CC BY-SA) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer of operas, ballets, concertos, string quartets, and 15 symphonies. Shostakovich was frequently denounced by the repressive Soviet state, but in some periods, he also gained official favour.
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) | Composer | Biography, music and factsPreview. Jazz Suite No.2 (6) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975 : Russia) Conductor: Paavo Jarvi Ensemble: Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France Record label: VIRGIN Catalogue ID: 7243 5456092. 4. Download 'Piano Concerto No.2 in F major Opus 102 (2)' on iTunes. Preview.
More
