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In his youth Shostakovich wrote much for the theatre, producing three ballets and two masterly operas: The Nose op.15 (1928) and Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District op.29 (1932). After fierce and public criticism in 1936, apparently instigated by Stalin himself, he changed direction and his output was predominately directed towards the concert hall. Among a vast mass of orchestral, chamber and vocal music his two cycles of 15 symphonies and 15 string quartets stand supreme. Though still controversial, they are among the most frequently performed works of their century. In 1948 Shostakovich was violently criticized and humiliated at the Soviet Composers' Congress. Again he became persona non grata. His works were banned and he was politically and artistically isolated. In 1960, after having withstood the attacks of '36 and '48, he finally gave in to pressure and joined the Communist Party. Shostakovich worked closely with some of the greatest performers of his time. Evgeny Mravinsky premiered many of his orchestral works, and he wrote a pair of concertos for each, the violinist David Oistrakh and the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. His two piano concertos, more light-hearted pieces, were composed for himself and for his son Maxim. In his last years Shostakovich suffered unremitting ill-health and spent long periods in hospitals and sanatoria. The music of his final period, his last two symphonies, his late quartets, his final vocal cycles and his Viola Sonata op.147 (1975), are dark and reflective of much anguish. He died in Moscow in 1975. HARRASSOWITZ has compiled the following list of some editions of important works by Shostakovich. For further works by Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich please initiate a search in our database OttoEditions. Symphonies Symphony no. 7, op. 60. Study score. Symphony no. 8, op. 65. Study score. Symphony no. 13 "Babi Jar", op. 113. Study score. Symphony no. 14, op. 135. Study score. Concertos Concerto for violin and orchestra no. 2, op. 129. Study score. Piano concerto no. 1, op. 35. Study score. Chamber Music 24 preludes and fugues for piano, op. 87. Vol. 2 (13-24). Sonata for viola and piano, op. 147. Score and part. String quartets no. 1-4, op. 49, 68, 73, 83. Study score. String quartets no. 5-8, op. 92, 101, 108, 110. Study score. String quartets no. 9 and 10, op. 117 and 118. Study score. String quartets no. 11 and 12, op. 122 and 133. Study score. String quartets 13-15, op. 138, 142, 144. Study score. New Collected Works of Dmitri Shostakovich The first releases in an ambitious new series started in 1999 by DSCH, the exclusive publisher of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich. Each volume contains new engravings, articles regarding the history of the compositions, facsimile pages of Shostakovich's manuscripts, outlines, and rough drafts, as well as interpretations of the manuscripts. In total 150 volumes are planned for publication. Symphony no. 1, op. 10 (Volume 1). Score. Symphony no. 2, op. 14 (Volume 2). Score. Symphony no. 3, op. 20 (Volume 3). Score. Symphony no. 4, op. 43 (Volume 4). Score. Symphony no. 5, op. 47 (Volume 5). Score. Symphony no. 6, op. 54 (Volume 6). Score. Symphony no. 9, op. 70 (Volume 7). Score.
Symphony no. 1, op. 10 (Volume 16). Composer's piano reduction. Symphony no. 2, op. 14 (Volume 17). Composer's piano reduction. Symphony no. 3, op. 20 (Volume 18). Composer's vocal score. Symphony no. 4, op. 43 (Volume 19). Composer's piano reduction. Symphony no. 5, op. 47 (Volume 20). Composer's piano reduction. Symphony no. 6, op. 54 (Volume 21). Composer's piano reduction. Symphony no. 9, op. 70 (Volume 24). Composer's piano reduction.
Suite for variety stage orchestra (Volume 33). Score. Suites from the opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" (Volume 69). Score. Trios for violin, cello and piano, op. 8 and op. 67 (Volume 98). Score and parts. Music to the silent film "New Babylon", op. 18 (Volume 122). Score. Music to the film "Alone", op. 26 (Volume 123). Score. Music to the cartoons "The story of the priest and his helper Balda", op. 36 and "The story of the silly baby mouse", op. 56 (Volume 126). Score. Please order through your normal library channels, or contact service@harrassowitz.de for more information. If ordering outside of OttoEditions, please include the HARR ID to expedite your order (for a standing order of Shostakovich's New Collected Works please include the HARRASSOWITZ Series ID SHO 1021 in your order). Detailed citation information may be found in OttoEditions, HARRASSOWITZ's online management system for monographs and music scores. To obtain an OttoEditions account for your library, please contact service@harrassowitz.de. |
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Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, born in 1906, can be regarded as the most significant Russian composer of the twentieth century, along with Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev. Exceptionally talented, he entered the Petrograd Conservatory aged 13, studying piano and composition, and graduated in 1925 with his First Symphony op.10. Its triumphant premiere in 1926 was followed by performances in Europe and the USA and, aged 19, Shostakovich was world-famous.