Shostakovich
Shostakovich: Symphony 4 (BIS)
A great performance of a symphony among Shostakovich’s greatest [TB]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 & 3 (Chandos)
Storgårds jumps to the beginning in his survey of Shostakovich symphonies – with mixed results [PH]
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos & Solo Works (Deutsche Grammophon)
Yuja Wang marks the Shostakovich 50th anniversary [JQ]
Shostakovich, Stravinsky & Glazunov: Viola and Piano (Brilliant Classics)
A well played recital of Russian music for the viola [DHa]
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & Trio (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Top-notch Shostakovich [DC]
Shostakovich: String Quartets, Vol 4 (Brilliant Classics)
Seriously impressive Shostakovich from Quartetto Noûs [AG]
Quartetto Noûs’s Shostakovich – a more detailed appraisal
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Orchestral Songs (Capriccio)
A wonderfully varied collection, in mostly excellent performances [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Viola Sonata
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Miscellaneous chamber works
by Alan George
Shostakovich & Prokofiev: String Quartets (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) How wonderful to see Nimbus demonstrating all its strengths in this superb issue [CC]
Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 (LSO Live)
A very fine performance which yields to its rivals – to one in particular [WH]
Shostakovich: Violin Sonata
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Jazz Suites, Ballet Suites, Concertos (Capriccio)
An entertaining box of mostly the lighter, often hilarious, side of Shostakovich’s output, in excellent performances [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.2
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Nielsen: Symphony 5 (ICA Classics)
A particularly intense Nielsen performance, and a fascinating little interview [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto 2 & Britten: Cello Sonata (Decca)
Some of the 20th century’s greatest cello music, superbly played and recorded [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Impromptu
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Film Music Edition (Capriccio)
A generous selection of Shostakovich’s copious but uneven production of film music [SB]
Shostakovich: Symphony 8
A memorable and historically important concert, faithfully captured in Pristine’s re-mastering of the 78s [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 (BR Klassik)
An excellent live account directed by a master of this elusive work [RWe]
