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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich[a][b] (25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist [1] who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer.
Sep 27, 2024 · Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer, renowned particularly for his 15 symphonies, numerous chamber works, and concerti, many of them written under the pressures of government-imposed standards of Soviet art.
Feb 21, 2024 · Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer of operas, ballets, concertos, string quartets, and 15 symphonies. Shostakovich was frequently denounced by the repressive Soviet state, but in some periods, he also gained official favour.
Aug 7, 2015 · Forty years after the death of Dmitri Shostakovich, Clemency Burton-Hill looks back at his difficult career in the USSR – and some surprising facts you might not know.
The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, whose music is known and played throughout the world, continues to acquire new and ever more fervent admirers. He epitomises the most noble traditions and values of our civilization.
Dmitri Shostakovich in 1950. Dmitri Shostakovich typically catalogued his compositions and occasionally his arrangements of other composers' music with opus numbers. He began this practice with the early Scherzo in F-sharp minor and continued until the end of his life. Nevertheless, most of his juvenilia, unfinished works from his artistic maturity ...
Dmitry Shostakovich, (born Sept. 25, 1906, St. Petersburg, Russia—died Aug. 9, 1975, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Russian composer. Shaped by his intellectual parents and the political turmoil of his youth, he was admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory at age 13.
1. Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, Op. 87. The Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich stands as a testament to the composer's brilliant synthesis of classical form and contemporary technique.
Dmitri Shostakovich was not only a great composer of the twentieth century but also an outstanding Russian pianist, one of the best of his generation. His universal fame as a composer has tended to overshadow his significance as a brilliant performer of his own works.
5 days ago · Download and print in PDF or MIDI free sheet music of Waltz No.2 - Dmitri Shostakovich for Waltz No.2 by Dmitri Shostakovich arranged by JKane2527 for Piano, Flute, Violin, Cello & more instruments (Piano Sextet)
