Special Recordings

SPECIAL RECORDINGS

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D. Shostakovich, piano

  • Opus 5 – ”Three Fantastic Dances” for piano (1922)
  • Opus 22 – Polka from ”The Age of Gold” for solo piano (1935)
  • Opus 29 – Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, opera in 4 acts, after Leskov (1930-1932), Entr’acte between 6th and 7th Scenes – Allegretto, arr. for piano
  • Opus 34 – Twenty-Four Preludes for piano (1932-1933), Nos. 14, 15, 24, 8, 17, 18, 19
  • Opus 34 – Twenty-Four Preludes for piano (1932-1933), 4 Preludes arr. by Tsyganov, for violin and piano, L. Kogan, violin
  • Opus 35 – Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and orchestra (1933), Moscow PO, S. Samosud
  • Opus 35 – Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and orchestra (1933), France Nat. RSO, A. Cluytens
  • Opus 40 – Sonata in D minor for cello and piano (1934), M. Rostropovich, cello
  • Opus 40 – Sonata in D minor for cello and piano (1934), D. Safran, cello
  • Opus 57 – Piano Quintet in G minor (1940), The Beethoven Quartet
  • Opus 60 – Symphony No: 7, in C major, ”Leningrad”, reduction for piano, (1941), fragment from Part 1. Allegretto – ”War”
  • Opus 67 – Trio for violin, cello and piano No. 2 in E minor (1944), D. Oistrakh, violin, M. Sadlo, cello
  • Opus 69 – ”Children’s Notebook”, seven pieces for piano (1944-1945)
  • Opus 79 – ”From Jewish Folk Poetry”, song cycle for soprano, contralto, tenor and piano (1948), N. Dorliak, sopr., Z. Dolukhanova, contralto, A. Maslennikov, tenor
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12,13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 5, 23, 3, 16, 6, 7, 20, 2
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 1, 23, 24
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 1, 23, 5, 24, 7
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 1, 4, 5, 23, 24
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 24, 7, 8, 6
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 22, 20
  • Opus 93 – Reduction of Symphony No. 10 for piano four hands (1953), M. Vainberg, piano
  • Opus 94 – Concertino for two pianos in A minor (1953), M. Shostakovich, piano
  • Opus 97a – Suite from ”The Gadfly” for orchestra (1955), arr. for piano, Main Theme
  • Opus 102 – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major (1957), Bolshoi TO, A. Gauk
  • Opus 102 – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major (1957), The USSR RSO, A. Gauk
  • Opus 102 – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major (1957), France Nat. RSO, A. Cluytens
  • Opus 134 – Sonata for violin and piano (1968), D. Oistrakh, violin

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M. Shostakovich, cond., piano

  • Opus 10 – Symphony No. 1 in F minor (1924-1925), Live from Concert, 25.6.1966, D. Shostakovich’s 60-year Birthday, with The USSR State SO
  • Opus 27a – Suite from ”The Bolt” for orchestra (1931), Bolshoi TO
  • Opus 35 – Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and orchestra (1933), D. Shostakovich jr, piano, I Musici di Montreal
  • Opus 64a – Suite from ”Zoya” for chorus and orchestra (1944), Solists, Bolshoi TO
  • Opus 77 – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor (1947-1948), D. Oistrakh, violin, New PO
  • Opus P(i) – Ballet Suite No. 1 for orchestra (1949), Bolshoi TO
  • Opus P(i) – Ballet Suite No. 2 for orchestra (1951), Bolshoi TO
  • Opus P(i) – Ballet Suite No. 3 for orchestra (1952), Bolshoi TO
  • Opus 94 – Concertino for two pianos in A minor (1953), D. Shostakovich, piano
  • Opus 120a – Suite from ”A Year as Long as a Lifetime” for orchestra (1965), The USSR RSO
  • Opus 141 – Symphony No. 15 in A major (1971), Fragment from Premiére live in concert, 8.1.1972, The USSR RTV SO
  • Opus 145a – Suite on Verses by Michelangelo Buonarrotti for bass and orchestra (1975), Y. Nesterenko, bass, The USSR RTV SO

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G. Vishnevskaya, sopr.

  • Opus 29 – ”Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District”, opera in 4 acts after Leskov (1930-1932), solists, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London PO, M. Rostropovich
  • Opus 109 – ”Satires (Pictures of the Past)”, Five Romances on Verses by Chorny for soprano and piano (1960), M. Rostropovich, piano
  • Opus V – Transcription of ”Songs and Dances of Death” by Mussorgsky for voice and piano (1962), London PO, M. Rostropovich
  • Opus 114 – ”Katerina Izmailova”, opera in 4 acts after Leskov (1956-1963), Katerina’s aria, arr. for soprano and piano, A. Dedjukhin, piano
  • Opus 127 – Seven Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano (1967), U. Hoelscher, violin, M. Rostropovich, cello, V. Devetzi, piano
  • Opus 127 – Seven Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano (1967), Premiére live in concert, 28.10.1967, D. Oistakh, violin, M. Rostropovich, cello, M. Vainberg, piano
  • Opus 135 – Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion (1969), rec. 6.10.1969, M. Reshetin, tenor, Moscow CO, R. Barshai
  • Opus 135 – Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion (1969), rec. 12.2.1973, M. Reshetin, tenor, Moscow CO, M. Rostropovich

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M. Rostropovich, cello

  • Opus 40 – Sonata in D minor for cello and piano (1934), D. Shostakovich, piano
  • Opus 107 – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major (1959), The Philadelphia O, E. Ormandy
  • Opus 126 – Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor (1966), Premiére live from Concert, 25.9.1966, D. Shostakovich’s 60-year Birthday, The USSR State SO, Y. Svetlanov
  • Opus 126 – Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor (1966), Boston SO, S. Ozava
  • Opus 127 – Seven Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano (1967), G. Vishnevskaya, sopr., U. Hoelscher, violin, V. Devetzi, piano
  • Opus 127 – Seven Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano (1967), Premiére live in concert, 28.10.1967, G. Vishnevskaya, sopr., D. Oistakh, violin, M. Vainberg, piano

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D. Oistrakh, violin, cond.

  • Opus 67 – Trio for violin, cello and piano No. 2 in E minor (1944), M. Sadlo, cello, D. Shostakovich, piano
  • Opus 70 – Symphony No. 9 in E flat major (1945), The USSR State Symphony Orchestra, D. Oistrakh
  • Opus 77 – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor (1947-1948), New PO, M. Shostakovich
  • Opus 127 – Seven Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano (1967), Premiére live in concert, 28.10.1967, G. Vishnevskaya, sopr., M. Rostropovich, cello, M. Vainberg, piano
  • Opus 129 – Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor (1967), Moscow State PO, K. Kondrashin
  • Opus 134 – Sonata for violin and piano (1968), D. Shostakovich, piano, 12/1968
  • Opus 134 – Sonata for violin and piano (1968), Premiére of Moscow, 3.5.1969, S. Richter, piano

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Y. Nesterenko, bass

  • Opus 58a – ”Songs of the Fool” and ”Ballad of Cordelia” from ”King Lear” for voice and piano (1940), N. Burnasheva, sopr., The USSR Ministry of Culture SO, G. Rozhdestvensky
  • Opus 58a – ”Songs of the Fool” and ”Ballad of Cordelia” from ”King Lear” for voice and piano (1940), Y. Shenerovich, piano
  • Opus 121 – Five Romances on Texts from the Magazine ”Krokodil” for bass and piano (1965), Y. Shenerovich, piano
  • Opus 123 – ”Preface to the Complete Collection of My Works and Brief Reflections on this Preface” for bass and piano (1966), Y. Shenerovich, piano
  • Opus 128 – Romance ”Spring, Spring” to Verses by Pushkin for bass and piano (1967), arr. by Rozhdestvensky, The USSR Ministry of Culture SO, G. Rozhdestvensky
  • Opus 145a – Suite on Verses by Michelangelo Buonarrotti for bass and orchestra (1975), The USSR RTV SO, M. Shostakovich
  • Opus Z – Orchestration of Beethovens Arrangement (opus 75 No. 3) of Mephistopheles’s Song of the Flea (1975), Solists Ensemble of The USSR Ministry of Culture SO, G. Rozhdestvensky
  • Opus 146 – Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin to Texts by Dostoyevsky for bass and piano (1975), Y. Shenerovich, piano

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S. Richter, piano

  • Opus 57 – Piano Quintet in G minor (1940),
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 14, 17, 15, 4, 12, 23
  • Opus 87 – Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1950-1951), Nos. 3, 6, 7, 2, 18
  • Opus 134 – Sonata for violin and piano (1968), D. Oistrakh, 3.5.1969
  • Opus 147 – Sonata for viola and piano (1975), Y. Bashmet, viola

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M. Yudina, piano

  • Opus 61 – Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor (1942)

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Borodinquartet/-trio

  • Opus 11 – Prelude and Scherzo for string octet (1924-1925), The Prokofiev Quartet
  • Opus 49 – String Quartet No. 1 in C major (1938)
  • Opus 57 – Piano Quintet in G minor (1940), S. Richter
  • Opus 57 – Piano Quintet in G minor (1940), L. Edlina
  • Opus 67 – Trio for violin, cello and piano No. 2 in E minor (1944), (The Borodin Trio)
  • Opus 68 – String Quartet No. 2 in A major (1944)
  • Opus 73 – String Quartet No. 3 in F major (1946)
  • Opus 83 – String Quartet No. 4 in D major (1949)
  • Opus 92 – String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major (1952)
  • Opus 101 – String Quartet No. 6 in G major (1956)
  • Opus 108 – String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor (1960)
  • Opus 110 – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor (1960)
  • Opus 117 – String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major (1964)
  • Opus 118 – String Quartet No. 10 in A flat major (1964)
  • Opus 122 – String Quartet No. 11 in F minor (1966)
  • Opus 133 – String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major (1968)
  • Opus 138 – String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor (1970)
  • Opus 142 – String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major (1972-1973)
  • Opus 144 – String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor (1974)

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Premiére Live Concert Recordings

  • Opus. H(iii) – Seven Finnish Folk Songs for soprano, tenor and small orchestra (1939), (World Premiére, from Live Concert in Kaustinen, 1.9.2001), Anu Komsi, soprano, Tom Nyman, tenor, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas
  • Opus K(i) – Piece of the Opera ”The Gamblers” after Gogol (1941-1942), Alexandrov’s version Concert perfomance, premiére in Finland, look My Videotapes
  • Opus 84 – Two Romances on Verses by Lermontov for male voice and piano (1950), From World Premiére, 2.10.1984, No. 1, I. Bogatsheva/ I. Bogacheva, mezzosopr., Lebedev, piano
  • Opus 126 – Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor (1966), World Premiére live from Concert, 25.9.1966, D. Shostakovich’s 60-year Birthday, M. Rostropovich, cello, The USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Y. Svetlanov
  • Opus 127 – Seven Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano (1967), World Premiére live in concert, 28.10.1967, G. Vishnevskaya, sopr., D. Oistakh, violin, M. Rostropovich, cello, M. Vainberg, piano
  • Opus 134 – Sonata for violin and piano (1968), Before World Premiére, 12/1968, D. Oistrakh, violin, D. Shostakovich, piano
  • Opus 134 – Sonata for violin and piano (1968), Premiére of Moscow, 3.5.1969, D. Oistrakh, violin, S. Richter, piano
  • Opus 141 – Symphony No. 15 in A major (1971), Fragment from World Premiére live in concert, 8.1.1972, The USSR Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, M. Shostakovich

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Film Sound Tracks

(Look also: Films)

  • Opus 18 – Music for the Film ”The New Babylon” (1928-1929)
  • Opus 26 – Music for the Film ”Alone”  (1930-1931)
  • Opus 30 – Music for the Film ”Golden Mountains” (1931)
  • Opus 33 – Music for the Film ”Counterplan” (1932)
  • Opus 36 – Fragment from Music for the Cartoon Film ”The Tale of a Priest and His Servant Balda”, after Pushkin (1933-1934)
  • Opus 38 – Music for the Film ”Love and Hate” (1934)
  • Opus 41(i) – Music for the Film ”The Youth of Maxim” (1934-1935)
  • Opus 41(ii) – Music for the Film ”Girl Friends” (1934-1935)
  • Opus 45 – Music for the Film ”The Return of Maxim” (1936-1937)
  • Opus 48 – Music for the Film ”Volochayev Days” (1936-1937)
  • Opus 50 – Music for the Film ”The Vyborg Side” (1938)
  • Opus 51 – Music for the Film ”Friends” (1938)
  • Opus 52 – Music for the Film ”The Great Citizen”, part I (1938)
  • Opus 53 – Music for the Film ”The Man with a Gun” (1938)
  • Opus 55 – Music for the Film ”The Great Citizen”, part II (1939)
  • Opus 56 – Music for the Trickfilm ”The Silly Little Mouse” (1939)
  • Opus 59 – Music for the Film ”The Adventures of Korzinkina” (1940)
  • Opus K(ii) – Music for the Film ”Rothschild’s violin”, includes: Orchestration of Fleishman’s Chamber-Opera ”Rothschild’s violin” after Chekhov (1944)
  • Opus 64 – Music for the Film ”Zoya” (1944)
  • Opus 71 – Music for the Film
  • Opus 75 – Music for the Film ”The Young Guards” after Fadeyev’s novel (1947-1948)
  • Opus 76 – Music for the Film ”Pirogov” after German (1947)
  • Opus 78 – Music for the Film ”Michurin” (1948)
  • Opus 80 – Music for the Film ”Meeting on the Elbe” (1948)
  • Opus 82 – Music for the Film ”The Fall of Berlin”, parts I-II (1949)
  • Opus 85 – Music for the Film ”Byelinsky” for orchestra and chorus (1950)
  • Opus 89 – Music for the Film ”The Unforgettable Year 1919” (1951)
  • Opus 97 – Music for the Film ”The Gadfly”, based on the novel by Voynich (1955)
  • Opus 99 – Music for the Film ”The First Echelon” (1955-1956)
  • Opus 105a – Music for the Film ”Cheryomushki” (1962)
  • Opus 106 – Music for the Opera-Film ”Khovanshchina”, opera by Musorgsky, orch. Shostakovich (1959)
  • Opus 111 – Music for the Film ”Five Days, Five Nights” (1960)
  • Opus 114 – Music for the Film ”Katerina Izmailova” (1966)
  • Opus 116 – Music for the Film ”Hamlet”, after Shakespeare, parts I-II (1963-1964)
  • Opus 120 – Music for the Film ”A Year as Long as a Lifetime”, parts I-II (1965)
  • Opus 132 – Music for the Film ”Sofya Perovskaya” (1967)
  • Opus 137 – Music for the Film ”King Lear”, after Shakespeare, parts I-II (1970)
  • Music for the Film of Eisenstein October
  • Music for the Film of Eisenstein, Battleship Potemkin