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The Best of Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 -- 9 August 1975)
Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc7Rpc7hua0

Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Nevertheless, he received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947--1962) and the USSR (from 1962 until his death).
After a period influenced by Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky, Shostakovich developed a hybrid style, as exemplified by Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1934). This single work juxtaposed a wide variety of trends, including the neo-classical style (showing the influence of Stravinsky) and post-Romanticism (after Gustav Mahler). Sharp contrasts and elements of the grotesque characterize much of his music.

Shostakovich's orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti. His chamber output includes 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, two piano trios, and two pieces for string octet. His piano works include two solo sonatas, an early set of preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues. Other works include three operas, several song cycles, ballets, and a substantial quantity of film music; especially well known is The Second Waltz, Op. 99, music to the film The First Echelon (1955--1956)


(0:00) Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43: Moderato con moto
(8:45) Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: Moderato
(24:16) Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: Allegro non troppo
(35:47) Symphony No. 7 in C major (Leningrad), Op. 60: Memories, Moderato (poco allegretto)
(46:16) Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (Stalingrad): Allegro non troppo
(53:00) Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: Andante
(1:05:17) Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 (The Year 1905): Palace Square: adagio
(1:20:44) Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: Adagio - allegretto - adagio - allegretto
(1:34:41) Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: Andante - Moderato
(1:41:55) Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: Allegretto
(1:52:19) Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano, trumpet & strings, in C minor, Op. 35: Lento
(1:59:35) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: Allegro
(2:06:56) Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 Passacaglia, andante, cadenza
(2:25:16) Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107: Allegretto
(2:31:32) Chamber Symphony in F major, Op. 73a
(2:39:51) Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2: Dance No. 1
(2:42:52) Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2: March
(2:46:02) Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57: Scherzo: Allegretto
(2:49:28) Sonata for piano No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61: Allegretto
(2:57:00) String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: Largo
(3:01:34) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Introduction (andantino)
(3:03:49) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Recitativo (adagio)
(3:05:09) String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144: Elegy (adagio)
(3:17:31) Hamlet, suite from the film score, Op.116a (assembled by Atovmyan): Prelude
(3:19:53) Overture on Russian and Khirghiz Folksongs, for orchestra, Op. 115