Podcasts about shostakovich's symphony no

Violinist Augustin Hadelich , a fan favorite in Rochester, is back in town to perform the Sibelius Violin Concerto with your Rochester Philhamonic Orchestra in a program that also includes Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10. He and RPO Music Director Ward Stare sat down to talk about both pieces in depth with Julia Figueras, including Augustin explaining why he thinks he's playing it better now than he did on his CD.

A Soviet artist's reply to just criticism"—that was the official government response to Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. But was the composer really bowing to the Soviet music authorities? Or was he secretly thumbing his nose at them?

Listening Through Time features the New York Philharmonic’s Joseph Alessi in conversation with the Orchestra’s Archivist and Historian Barbara Haws, considering how trombone and trumpet performance practices and interpretations have changed over the decades. One of Leonard Bernstein’s Hunky Brutes, Alessi discusses former Philharmonic members as well as his father and grandfather, both members of the Metropolitan Opera. Works discussed are Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, Mahler’s Symphonies conducted by Bernstein, R. Strauss' Ein Heldenleben, and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. Philharmonic players discussed are Armand Ruta, Mario Falcone, Gordon Pulis, Simone Mantia, Warren Deck and Don Harwood. Recorded September 25, 2017. Conceived by Barbara Haws. Recorded by Larry Rock, assisted by Ian Good. Edited by Charles Van Tassel. © 2017 New York Philharmonic. http://www.archives.nyphil.org/podcasts

Gerard McBurney recommends the best recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No.11 in G minor

Ahead of Radio 3's 'Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture' season, Tom Service unlocks the mysteries of Shostakovich's baffling late masterpiece, his Symphony No. 15. Why does Shostakovich create a nightmarish toy shop soundscape in the opening movement? What compelled him to include musical quotations from Rossini and Wagner? And how does that final movement represent perhaps the greatest act of nihilism in musical history? To answer these questions Tom is joined by this week's Listening Service witness, the music historian David Metzer.

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his first symphony while he was still a student, but it contains all of the elements of his mature work: the comedy and the tragedy.

Shostakovich's 10th Symphony is a vivid depiction of a life of not-so-quiet desperation in the old Soviet Union. It is as powerful a portrait of terror as has ever been composed.

Nicola Benedetti reveals ten intriguing facts about Shostakovich's Symphony No.10

Berlin Philharmonic principal bassoonist Stefan Schweigert coaches Brent Foster on Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9. Select members of the Berlin Philharmonic woodwind and brass sections led two days of master classes focusing on orchestral repertoire and audition preparation. Participating young artists attended panel discussions with the master class leaders and heard the Berlin Philharmonic in performance, led by Sir Simon Rattle, at Carnegie Hall.

In this interview, Esa-Pekka Salonen discusses Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4. Written at a politically turbulent time, during which was published the infamous Pravda article denouncing the composer and his work, its original première was eventually cancelled, and the work did not resurface until the early 1960s. Symphony No. 4 is being performed together with the Opera 'Orango', which has its European première in London on 16 May 2013. For more information on the concert, please visit www.philharmonia.co.uk/orango

In this interview, Esa-Pekka Salonen discusses Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4. Written at a politically turbulent time, during which was published the infamous Pravda article denouncing the composer and his work, its original première was eventually cancelled, and the work did not resurface until the early 1960s. Symphony No. 4 is being performed together with the Opera 'Orango', which has its European première in London on 16 May 2013. For more information on the concert, please visit www.philharmonia.co.uk/orango

In the furthest destination in our journey, we travel to Russia. Dmitri Shostakovich used his music to paint a picture of his war-torn homeland. His Symphony No. 10 recalls his memories of the tanks and soldiers, and he composed music that sounded as if you were living through a war. Examine what happens when sound changes its dynamic (from soft to loud--and from loud to louder) while listening to Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10. Our journey's not over yet!

Maestro Classical Podcast: Episode 4 feat. Mozart's "Requiem" and Shostakovich's "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47". 1. Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra "Requiem" (mp3) from "Mozart: Requiem" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album 2. Chicago Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47" (mp3) from "CSO Resound / Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5" (CSO Resound) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon More On This Album