5 Ways to Love Shostakovich

Presenting my 5 entry-points to discovering the amazing world of Shostakovich!
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1: Jazz Suite: • Dmitri Shostakovich - ...
2. Piano Concerto No 2: • Yuja Wang: Shostakovic...
3: Piano Quintet: • Shostakovich - Piano Q...
4: Symphony No 5: • Shostakovich - Symphon...
5: Piano Trio No 2: • Shostakovich Piano Tri...
Honorary Mention String Quartet no 8: • Schostakovich Quartet ...

[@bobgraf7510]

The 9th symphony is brilliant. A humorous slap in the face to Stalin when he was expecting something grand to celebrate Russia's defeat of Nazi Germany.

[@user-zu3df8yc3c]

Anti-Soviet propaganda was slaped you in the face, my friend. Very deeply. Are you seriously thinking that Stalin was everything Shostakovirch thinking about when he was creating his music? Do you really think that Shostakovich, the man who was living in Russia during WW2, who was deeply feel sorrow and tragedy of war wanted in his music slap someone to the face?

[@Sam2951]

@@user-zu3df8yc3c Well, the ninth really was a personal insult, and even the soviets called it like that. It was 1945 and WW2 ended, Shostakovich had written 8 symphonies so far, the ninth is meant to be the powerfull one, think of the ninths of pretty much everyone past Beethoven, the soviets wanted him to compose a ninth, which would not only be his pride, but the pride of the USSR for having won the war, and then he delivers what he did. Just take a listen and tell me if it sounds like a ninth, with it's silly flute solos and a trombone constantly promising a marcial march and presumably missing his entrance. If you want more info, check out Tantacrul's video (the link provided will get you to the part about the 9th symphony, altho I would reccommend to watch the whole thing, it's really worth it): kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3Tbq4CPi9t7eMksi=IV7RqP4Hy71xFxfP&t=735

[@ivankolobov9502]

⁠@@user-zu3df8yc3chis allegiance was to the Soviet people and their immense contribution, not to the monster that just happened to be the leader at that time.

[@cern3873]

Yessss my First fauvrite peace

[@Cherry_sew_sweet]

String quartet no 8 is so hauntingly beautiful

[@FLOJo83]

Love Shostakovich! Fun fact one of his biggest influences was Mahler.

[@hape3862]

I like his 24 Preludes and Fugues - they sound like Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier having a toothache. Olga Martynova has even recorded some on the harpsichord, which works very well.

[@jimslancio]

The Well-Tempered Commissar.

[@cern3873]

Yess speciali 3. Prelude is so good

[@kininiwong5350]

His 11 Symphony's Second Movement, is uh..., intresting

[@anvar_bitson]

Fun fact: Shosta quoted Stalin's beloved Georgian folk song "Suliko" as part of the first theme of the final movement of his 1st Cello Concerto. Also his cello works are a pretty good way to fall in love with his music

[@loaf4008]

The last time I was this early I still didn’t know who CPE Bach was!!

[@jimslancio]

His Festive Overture can be a crowd-pleaser.

[@nielsbenzon1839]

The theme you present from the 8th string quartet is a quote from the finale of the 2nd piano trio.

[@hoangkimviet8545]

Good job, comrade!!

[@pinoiado]

I’m very new to classical music, and when I found out Shostakovich has written some of the darkest and intense music, i had to give it a shot, and damn, It turns out he’s my favorite composer (my favorite work of him is his 11th symphony and the violin concerto no.1)

[@enjoyclassicalmusic6006]

The dark side!

[@Swimdeep]

I love Prokofiev more but they are both brilliant composers. Their works are so visual. You can close you eyes and watch the moving pictures in your mind. Pure genius both. ✨

[@user-ss2sn7go7w]

hahaha, 1:18 is hilarious!

[@danfobb8301]

so eye opening and glorious

[@elsecretodechubaca]

Thank for this information

[@WTT1978]

I'll have to take some time now to have a deeper listen to some 'Shossa'😊😅

[@nolotrippen2970]

His film scores are accessible!

[@ltuxasx3117]

Great video! Are you planning on making similar videos for other composers? For instance, I've always found it difficult to get into Mahler.

[@martineyles]

Mahler's 4th Symphony is one of the shorter and lighter ones, so I think that's not a bad place to start.

[@altoclef6688]

I "found" Shostakovich through the Presto finale of the 6th symphony, a Soviet recording under no less than Kirill Kondrashin, who managed to accomplish that maniac combination of triumph and melancholy only Shostakovich could write. I haven't heard any other recording coming even close. But it is available on KZbin, the very same recording: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrZn4yKn9V4e7s Put on headphones, rise the volume! The quiet introspective passage in the middle is led back to the starting theme by a violin solo, which is performed with perfect musicality in this recording.

[@martineyles]

I went to a performance of the 10th symphony last night. He really quoted his name a lot in that piece (DSCH or D Eb C B). Can't remember if he does in the 5th Symphony, and I don't really know the other pieces you mention, so I have more listening to do.

[@martineyles]

I also seem to remember it being quoted in one of his cello concertos.

[@jaxsonconnors6388]

Violin Concerto No. 1 for the W Its Shostakovich at his most honest

[@sarahdrawz]

Can you post a link? I’m having trouble finding it

[@jaxsonconnors6388]

@@sarahdrawz kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpbCmmiglJ13n7ssi=KxDItDRmFqhbXfy7

[@jimslancio]

Shostakovich kind of looks like a grown-up Harry Potter.

[@vinifebriantiputri944]

With No Ron and Hermione 😂

[@maxi_and_bella1823]

I was gonna get so mad if you didn’t put his 8th

[@jeshercab]

Jazz Suite puede ser un plagio de una canción popular española de los años 20, que probablemente escuchó a los Niños de la Guerra Civil enviados a Moscú. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGGXq56vdsSJsLcsi=VK8x0UVt-gaewIF7

[@BurazSC2]

Why did the communists get Arnold Schwarzenegger to ask for the Jazz Suites?

[@enjoyclassicalmusic6006]

I was waiting for this...I'm terrible at accents and worse at Russian

[@BurazSC2]

@@enjoyclassicalmusic6006 ...but awesome at making videos! I'm just discovering Shostakovich, so this video is perfect for me. Thanks heaps.

[@berkefeil5646]

One does not simply ‘love’ shostakovich, it’s at best a love-hate relation