Shostakovich

Darkest_Star · 09-28-2010, 12:26 PM

I'm so stoked to see this thread on here! I have no idea what it was that I heard, but I was taken to a concert where they played a lot of Shostakovich and was totally bowled over. I have never been so thrilled by classical music in my life. Now if only I had written down what it was they played. I'll just have to keep listening to everything I can get my hands on!

Roivas · 10-02-2010, 12:12 AM

The 15 string quartets are all incredible.

Bacholyte · 07-16-2013, 10:55 AM

I like his cello concerto.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 07-22-2013, 07:49 PM

^
Yes, cello concerto is great.

10th symphony is his best IMO, though as someone said on the previous page, his 4th was his most daring.

First movement of his 4th string quartet is amazing, especially the opening few minutes.

This version is a wee bit slow to my preferences, but great performance otherwise.

GD · 08-28-2017, 03:51 PM

dat E flat minor Fugue

Spectralmusic · 08-31-2017, 05:29 AM

The Nose is Shostakovich's greatest work, hilarious opera

Otherwise, I'll take Symphony no 4, The Execution of Stepan Razin and String Quartet no 9, and leave Shosty as he is. His usual work doesn't interest me at all

GD · 08-31-2017, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Spectralmusic

Otherwise, I'll take Symphony no 4, The Execution of Stepan Razin and String Quartet no 9, and leave Shosty as he is. His usual work doesn't interest me at all

Not even symphony No. 5? damn. cold

MasterRaro · 02-22-2022, 02:56 PM

the first concerto is great, so is the second (especially the heart wrenching second movement). The prelude and fugues for solo piano are really fascinating, the e minor trio too, and of course the symphonies. He was a a tragic man, with a life shrouded in darkness. But that helped him create his masterful, albeit painful, art.

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Darkest_Star Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3	I'm so stoked to see this thread on here! I have no idea what it was that I heard, but I was taken to a concert where they played a lot of Shostakovich and was totally bowled over. I have never been so thrilled by classical music in my life. Now if only I had written down what it was they played. I'll just have to keep listening to everything I can get my hands on!

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Roivas Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Radiomute Posts: 34	The 15 string quartets are all incredible.

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MasterRaro Groupie Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 11	the first concerto is great, so is the second (especially the heart wrenching second movement). The prelude and fugues for solo piano are really fascinating, the e minor trio too, and of course the symphonies. He was a a tragic man, with a life shrouded in darkness. But that helped him create his masterful, albeit painful, art.