The Classical Music Club

Dmitri Shostakovich: From Smile to Sneer and Back

October 19, 2003


 

Ballet Suite from "The Bolt", op. 27
2. The Bureaucrat; 3. The Dance of the Drayman; 7. The Appeaser; 8. General Dance and Apotheosis
Scottish National Orchestra Orchestra, dir. Neeme Järvi
Chandos X10088(2), 11 min. 3 sec.

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, op. 35
1. Allegro; 2. Lento; 3. Moderato; 4. Allegro con brio
Elisabeth Leonskaja; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, dir. Hugo Wolff
Teldec 9031-73282-2, 22 min. 0 sec.

Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57
3. Scherzo: Allegretto; 5. Finale: Allegretto
Sviatoslav Richter; Borodin String Quartet
EMI CDC 7 47507 2, 11 min. 37 sec.

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Act III: Scenes 6 & 7
Ambrosian Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, dir. Mstislav Rostropovich
EMI CDS 7 49955 2, 13 min. 58 sec.

Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op. 67
2. Allegro con brio; 4. Allegretto
Emmanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma
CBS MK 44664, 13 min. 33 sec.

Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, op. 70
1. Allegro; 4. Allegretto-Allegro
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, dir. Charles Dutoit
London 448 122-2, 11 min. 26 sec.

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110
2. Allegro molto; 3. Allegretto; 4 Largo; 5. Largo
Emerson String Quartet
DG 289 459 670-2 GX, 15 min. 0 sec.

Ballet Suite No. 1
1. Lyric Waltz; 2. Dance; 3. Romance; 4 Polka; 5. Waltz-Joke; 6 Gallop
Scottish National Orchestra Orchestra, dir. Neeme Järvi
Chandos X10088(2), 13 min. 38 sec.