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Kitajenko or Barshai? Or who? That’s really the question as the Shostakovich centennial year of 2006 is well served by two sets of the complete
With a little thought and planning, Universal could have put together a Shostakovich cycle for the ages. You wouldn’t think that this is a composer
Mariss Jansons’ EMI Shostakovich symphony cycle took nearly two decades to complete, yet it was mere weeks after the release of the final installment (Symphonies
This compilation of reissues makes for an excellent Shostakovich disc.
Mark Wigglesworth’s Shostakovich cycle has been remarkably consistent, and on the whole very fine. This release includes the composer’s first three symphonies, a feat made
On paper the Britten and Shostakovich violin concertos make for an apt pair. The two composers were longtime friends who were very familiar with each
Ukraine’s rich musical heritage is the focus of this stylistically wide ranging yet smartly curated anthology, released by Parnassus as a fund raiser and co-produced
Stravinsky said that he thought it was important to record his own music so that future generations will know how it should be played, even
Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra were big fish in
Neeme Järvi is often criticized by classical music snobs who
