Dmitri Schostakowitsch

Ein Dreivierteljahr nach Stalins Tod am 10. Dezember 1953 wurde mit Dmitri Schostakowitschs Sinfonie Nr. 10 dessen erste sinfonische Komposition seit Kriegsende uraufgeführt. Später hat sie Solomon Wo...

Als im Januar 1936 der verhängnisvolle Prawda-Artikel "Chaos statt Musik" erschien, in dem er für seine Oper Lady Macbeth von Mzensk direkt angegriffen wurde, hatte Schostakowitsch seine Sinfonie Nr....

Während die deutsche Wehrmacht Leningrad belagerte, schrieb Schostakowitsch an seiner "Leningrader" Sinfonie. Im Verlauf der etwa 28 Monate andauernden Einkesselung der Stadt starben mehr als eine Mil...

Im September 1961 erschien in der sowjetischen Literaturnaja Gazeta Jewgeni Jewtuschenkos Gedicht "Babi Jar", das die Massenerschießung von mehr als 33.000 jüdischen Männern, Frauen und Kindern unweit...

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Schostakowitschs Fünfte Symphonie wurde 1937 geschrieben und im selben Jahr in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) uraufgeführt. Sie war ein großer Erfolg, der Beifall dauerte über 30 Minuten. Die Sinfonie ist...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

Shostakovich's waltz has become an international icon, made popular by artists like Andre Rieu and recently heard prominently in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Taken from Shostakovich's...

This beautiful melody comes from Shostakovich's oratorio Song of the Forest. The lovely adagio melody has been expertly arranged for organ by Bryan Hesford.

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

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