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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич Шостако́вич , tr. Dmitriy Dmitrievich Shostakovich, pronounced [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ˈdmʲitrʲɪɪvʲɪtɕ ʂəstɐˈkovʲɪtɕ]; 25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music.
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 Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death).
A poly-stylist, Shostakovich developed a hybrid voice, combining a variety of different musical techniques into his music. Shostakovich's music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality; the composer was also heavily influenced by the neo-classical style pioneered by Igor Stravinsky, and (especially in his symphonies) by the post-Romanticism associated with Gustav Mahler.
Number Two, No. 2, or similar may refer to:
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – two violin players, a viola player and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in classical music, with most major composers, from the mid to late 18th century onwards, writing string quartets.
The string quartet was developed into its current form by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, with his works in the 1750s establishing the genre. Ever since Haydn's day the string quartet has been considered a prestigious form and represents one of the true tests of the composer's art. With four parts to play with, a composer working in anything like the classical key system has enough lines to fashion a full argument, but none to spare for padding. The closely related characters of the four instruments, moreover, while they cover in combination an ample compass of pitch, do not lend themselves to indulgence in purely colouristic effects. Thus, where the composer of symphonies commands the means for textural enrichment beyond the call of his harmonic discourse, and where the concerto medium offers the further resource of personal characterization and drama in the individual-pitted-against-the-mass vein, the writer of string quartets must perforce concentrate on the bare bones of musical logic. Thus, in many ways the string quartet is pre-eminently the dialectical form of instrumental music, the one most naturally suited to the activity of logical disputation and philosophical enquiry.
The Second is the second studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf, released in 1968 on ABC Dunhill Records. The album contains one of Steppenwolf's most famous songs, "Magic Carpet Ride". The background of the original ABC LP cover was a shiny "foil", in contrast to later (MCA Records) LP issues and the modern CD sleeve.
Featuring a style incorporating psychedelic music as well as aggressive hard rock, the release has received critical acclaim both when it came out as well as in later years. For example, Allmusic critic Bruce Eder stated that, though "highly derivative" of their first album, The Second had "very hard and edgy" tracks with the band "in excellent form".
All tracks composed by John Kay, except where indicated.
C minor (abbreviated c or Cm) is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. The harmonic minor raises the B♭ to B♮. Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with naturals and accidentals as necessary.
Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E-flat major, and its parallel major is C major.
In the Baroque period, music in C minor was usually written with a two-flat key signature, and some modern editions of that repertoire retain that convention.
Of the two piano concertos that Mozart wrote in a minor key, one of them (No. 24, K. 491) is in C minor.
C minor has been associated with heroic struggle since Beethoven's time. Beethoven wrote some of his most characteristic works in the key of C minor, including the Symphony No. 5 and no fewer than three piano sonatas. (See Beethoven and C minor.)
Brahms's first symphony and first string quartet were composed in C minor; these were both genres with which Beethoven was closely associated during Brahms's lifetime.
Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich The Jazz album
The Best of Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich - The Second Waltz
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH ★"The Second Waltz"
Dmitri Shostakovich: Jazz Suite, Waltz No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich - Romance (from The Gadfly)
Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 8
André Rieu - The Second Waltz (Shostakovich)
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 - Finale
Actors: Sergey Makovetskiy (actor), Miklós Székely B. (actor), Mari Töröcsik (actress), Serge Lalou (producer), Kaljo Kiisk (actor), Edgardo Cozarinsky (director), Edgardo Cozarinsky (writer), Tõnu Kark (actor), Sándor Zsótér (actor), Sulev Luik (actor), Martine Bouquin (editor), Dainius Kazlauskas (actor), Katariina Unt (actress), Epp Eespäev (actress), Tarmo Männard (actor),
Plot: 1938: Shostakovich encourages his pupil Fleischmann to write an opera based on the Chekhov story 'Rothschild's violin'. Fleischmann is killed during the siege of Leningrad. Shostakovich completes the orchestration, but in 1948 is advised to suppress the opera, during Stalin's campaign against "rootless cosmopolitans". Jewish motifs enter Shostakovich's own work. The film includes a filmed version of the opera itself.
Keywords: historical-event, operaActors: Tony Palmer (editor), Tony Palmer (producer), Tony Palmer (writer), Tony Palmer (director), Chris Barrie (actor), Robert Urquhart (actor), John Shrapnel (actor), Vernon Dobtcheff (actor), Murray Melvin (actor), Robert Stephens (actor), Ed Bishop (actor), Ronald Pickup (actor), Ben Kingsley (actor), Terence Rigby (actor), Brook Williams (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Music,For more information about the album please press here : http://msarid.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/dmitri-shostakovich-the-jazz-album/#more-341 The last track "Tahiti trot (Tea for two)" is missing . I am sorry for this mistake. Please find a complete version of the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRq4ztEAjak Jazz Suites 1& 2, Tahiti Trot Concerto for piano, Trumpet and Strings Roayal Concertgebow Orchestra Riccardo Chailly Jazz Suite 1: #00:00 Waltz #02:39 Polka #04:24 Foxtrot Piano Concerto No. 1 for piano, trumpet and strings, opus 35 #08:13 Allegretto #13:50 Lento #21:55 Moderato # 23:37 Allegro con brio Suite for Variety Orchestra (incorrectly labeled as "Jazz Suite 2" on this album; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suite_for_Variety_Orchestra_%28Shostakovich%29 ) #3...
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 Gu...
To se ne vrati - use to say the Czechs being in a nostalgia mood and thinking on something what passed definitely. It will never be the same... Making the clip I used scenes from movies The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) by Luchino Visconti from 1963. Anna Karenina by Maurizio Millenotti from 1997, Anna Karenina by Joe Wright from 2013, Fanfan & Alexandre by Alexandre Jardin from 1993, War and Peace, TV series from 2007, and - what has to be mentioned especially - The Waltz of Dagmara and Artur (their 1. wedding dance) form 2011. DISCLAIMER: No copy or licence rights to the music and to the video material as well but no infringement intended.
Many consider that Shostakovich is the greatest 20th-century composer. In his 15 symphonies, 15 quartets, and in other works he demonstrated mastery of the largest and most challenging forms with music of great emotional power and technical invention…All his works are marked by emotional extremes – tragic intensity, grotesque and bizarre wit, humour, parody, and savage sarcasm. ◆Genre: Orchestral Classical Music / Waltz ◆Follow ➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suite_for_Jazz_Orchestra_No._2_(Shostakovich) http://www.ohscatalog.org/dmshsewafrsu.html ◆ Artist :The Strings of Paris ◆Video Edited by OLJA ➤"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comme...
Title :Dmitri Shostakovich - Romance (from The Gadfly)
- Composer: Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 -- 9 August 1975) - Performers: St. Lawrence String Quartet - Year of recording: 2006 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, written in 1960. 00:00 - I. Largo 05:36 - II. Allegro molto 08:18 - III. Allegretto 12:39 - IV. Largo 18:36 - V. Largo The String Quartet No. 8 is a complex, melancholy work written while Shostakovich was visiting Dresden, Germany, in 1960, where he was to provide music for the film Five Days-Five Nights. There, amid the rubble still visible from the Allied bombings during World War II, he was inspired to composed this quartet in remembrance of the victims of both Hitler and Stalin. The work is cast in five continuous movements and contains numerous thematic references to other works by Shostakovic...
André Rieu performing Shostakovich' "The Second Waltz" live in Maastricht, The Netherlands. For concert dates and tickets visit: http://www.andrerieu.com http://www.facebook.com/andrerieu http://www.twitter.com/andrerieu https://plus.google.com/+andrerieu
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony # 5 - Finale
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 12: The Year 1917
Dmitry Shostakovich - The Golden Age - Act 1
Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 13 , 14 and 15
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 Op. 93 (live)