Tatiana Nikolayeva: Shostakovich Some DVDs are self recommending; i.e. they offer definitive performances by great artists. That’s the case in this 1992 BBC deriving production from Tatiana Nikolayeva played Shostakovich’s Preludes Fugues Op. 87 work inspiring which the composer dedicating to her. They met...
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 One from the most thrilled musical experiences from my life was seeed Leonard Bernstein the Chicago Symphony play Shostakovichs Leningrad Symphony live. As Bernstein wrung every last ounce from pathos from the slow movement I found incredible that anyone could ever have ...
Shostakovich: The Film Album Continued Riccardo Chaillys topical Shostakovich recordings hes already visiting the composers jazz inflecting dance pieces this collection from music for film offers the series greater heft. The music here is as entangling in politics pop culture as the jazzy dancy mater...