DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH 1906 -1975
The Pioneer (1921-1931)
SYMPHONY No.1 in F minor / f-Moll / en fa mineur, Op.10 (1925) 34:55
1. I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo 08:49 | 2. II. Allegro 05:23 | 3. III. Lento 09:35
4. IV. Allegro molto - Lento - Allegro molto 10:34
Prague, recorded live by Czechoslovak Radio, House of Artists (Dvořák Hall), 1967
SYMPHONY No.2, inBmajor / H-Dur /si majeur Op.14 (1926) 16:13
’To October - a symphonic dedication’, in one movement, text by Alexander Bezimensky
5. I. Largo - Allegro molto 10:34 | 6. II. My shli, my prosily rabotyi khleba 05:42
Leningrad, live radio recording, in the Great Philharmonic Hall, 1 November 1965
SYMPHONY No.3, inEflat ’The First of May / Es-Dur /mi bémol majeur, Op.20 (1929) 27:32
7. I. Allegretto - Allegro 09:48 | 8. II. Andante 04:30 | 9. III. Allegro - Largo 08:53
10. IV. Moderato (choral finale) Text by S.Kirsanov 04:19
Prague, Czechoslovak Radio recording, September 1974, broadcasted on the Czechoslovak Radio,
previously available on Praga PRD 254 055 - Moscow, February 1972
(1-4) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří KOUT
(5-6) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and Krupskaya Institute Choir, Igor BLAZHKOV
(7-9) Prague Radio Symphony (SOČR) Václav SMETAČEK
(10) Russian Republic Choir Alexander Yourlov, Moscow Philharmonic, Kyrill KONDRASHIN
TWO FABLES BY IVAN KRYLOV, Op.4 (1921/1922) 07:45
1. I. The Dragon-Fly and the Ant 02:39 | 2. II. The Donkey and the Nightingale 04:41
Recorded in Moscow by Igor Veprintsev, 1967
TWOPIECES FOR STRING OCTET, Op.11 (1921/2) 08:58
3. I Prelude 05:11 | 4. II. Scherzo 03:56
Prague, Czechoslovak Radio, House of Artists (Dvořák Hall), 2 February 1981
THE NOSE /Le Nez, orchestral suite Op.15a (excerpts) 15:58
5. I. Overture - Allegro 02:08 | 6. II. Kovalev’s aria - Largo con moto 02:45
7. IV. Act.II - interlude - adagio 04:25 | 8. V. Kovalev’s Monologue - Andante 04:35 | 9. VI. Galop - Allegro 02:02
Recorded live in Prague, Czechoslovak Radio, previously available on Praga PRD 250 003
10. THE BEDBUG /La Punaise, orchestral suite Op.19a (1922) (excerpt) II. Andante 03:35
Recorded in Moscow by Igor Veprintsev, September 1967
THE AGEOF GOLD / L’Âge d’or, ballet suite Op.22a (excerpts) 14:40
11. II. Overture 03:54 | 12. III. Adagio 08:37 | 13. IV. Polka (with xylophone) 02:08
London, September 1958
14. OVERTURE to Erwin Dressel Oper, ‘Der arme Kolombus’ (Poor Colombus) op.23 (1929) 03:02
Recorded in Leningrad by Igor Veprintsev, 1967
THE BOLT /Le Boulon, orchestral ballet suite Op.27a (excerpts) 13:39
15. I. Overture - Adagio - Allegro 05:18 | 16. II. Dance of the Bureaucrat - Allegretto 02:28
17. V. Intermezzo - Allegretto 02:54 | 18. III. The Drazyman’s Dance/Danse du débardeur - Moderato 01:58
Recorded live in Prague, Czechoslovak Radio, previously available on Praga PRD 250 053
HAMLET, musical fragments Op.32 of the incidental music to Shakespeare tragedy (1932) 04:09
19. I. Requiem 01:58 | 20. II. March of Fortinbras 02:13
Recorded in Moscow by Igor Veprintsev), 1967
FIVE FRAGMENTS, Op.42, for small orchestra 08:49
21. I. Moderato 01:07 | 22. II. Andante 01:03 | 23. IV. Largo 02:40 | 24. V. Moderato 02:15
25. VI. Allegretto 01:32
Recorded live in Leningrad, 26 April 1965
(1-2, 10) Galina BORISOVA, soprano, Chamber Chorus of the Moscow Conservatoire,
Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic, Gennadi ROZHDESTVENSKY
(5-9, 15-18) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi ROZHDESTVENSKY
(14) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi ROZHDESTVENSKY
(11-13) London Symphoiny Orchestra, Jean MARTINON
(21-25) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor BLAZHKOV
(3-4) Suk Quartet, Doležal Quartet
(19-20) Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, Eduard SEROV
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PRD 250 356
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