Shostakovitch: Jazz Suites (Full Album)

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

For people saying this doesn't sound like Jazz, what Shosto was trying to achieve was what people like Gershwin and other Jazz artists had done: i.e. take Black Folk music and transform it. Shosto's starting point was Russian folk

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

thank you!

[@xiangji666]

Well said!

[@miguelsuarez8010]

Another version that I heard was that he tried to disguise some jazz to protect the work from soviet sensorship.

[@michaelfabian3036]

SUPERB insight there!!....SO glad to find & ponder that, for some context & background!!

[@miguelsuarez8010]

@@aramkhachaturian8043 hey Mr Khachaturian! When are you going to compose something?... like Spartacus, Gaina, etc...

[@nomearod]

I have been listening to Shosktaovich's works for 30 years and will continue for the rest of my life.

[@Brzeuczydlak]

As someone who lives in what once was a part of the Eastern Bloc all these pieces always made me imagine american suburbia of the 1950's/60's. With marching bands, boys on bicycles delivering newspapers to the porches of unfenced houses, fathers joyfully whistling while mowing their lawns, barbecues and so on. Basically one giant cartoonish boomer musical. I wonder if there's any merit to that association.

[@douglasslaton5591]

LOL, he listens to some marches, says "I can do that," and makes the best one despite adding sarcasm in.

[@Apelles42069]

Trust me, in 50's/60's America, there were plenty of fences...

[@pulsatilla1214]

There were many fences, white fences (as in Lynch's "Blue Velvet";)). This music sounds very Russian to me, especially in marches and other fast moments. Greetings from Poland, former Eastern Bloc.

[@sriramramamurthy4006]

A lot of the cartoons produced during the 50s-60s had this style of music (think Tom and Jerry) which revolved around this American suburban lifestyle.

[@somebodyelse9130]

@@pulsatilla1214 Yeah, I agree, it does sound very Russian to me. What sounds much more evocative of the "1960s white suburban American" to me is the sort of jazz that used to be popular among white people, like the song "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller's band. Maybe Sriram has a point that cartoons used to have music like this sometimes, which causes the mental association.

[@kr1sPY_Donuts]

For mobile: 00:00:00 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: I. March 00:03:09 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: II. Dance No. 1 00:06:10 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: III. Dance No. 2 00:09:54 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: IV. Little Polka 00:12:33 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: V. Lyric Waltz 00:15:16 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VI. Waltz No. 1 00:18:42 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VII. Waltz No. 2 00:22:20 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VIII. Finale 00:24:44 Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Themes, Op. 115 00:34:13 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: I. Waltz 00:36:38 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: II. Polka 00:38:21 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: III. Foxtrot 00:42:16 Novorossijsk Chimes, the Flame of Eternal Glory for Orchestra, Op. 111b 00:44:57 Festive Overture Op. 96

[@Antonio-y9c2n]

Hero

[@nesthorescobedo2207]

Thank You...

[@RWBHere]

TY 🙂👍

[@ClousVonHindenbug]

Fantastic piece, easily my favorite composer of the 20th century. While other composers were devolving into minimalism, Shostakovich was creating new classics.

[@radorpromo3053]

more like pieceS though

[@kerencanelo8580]

And Stravinsky and Prokofiev?

[@olbradley]

Bro Shostakovich was absolutely great I'm not against that all but that's not to say he was the only good composer of the 20th century, plenty other great composers out there as well.

[@innabogdanova7132]

Спасибо за доставленное удовольствие слушать великого Шостаковича!

[@JMRIVERACASTRO]

The best piece and most popular is "The Second Valz", Jazz Valz Suite, from the great Master Dmitry Shostakovich, Russiam composer and pianist of the Twenty Century!!!! Many Thanks Master!!!!!

[@CordobaMs]

Фантастический, грандиозный и бесконечный, как жизнь, - Шостакович Дмитрий Дмитриевич! Вся жизнь в советское время отразилась в этой сюите со всеми ее противоречиями и счастьем! И вышла далеко за пределы одной эпохи....

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und erfreuliche Interpretation dieser fein komponierten und jazzigen Suiten mit gut artikulierten Tönen aller Instrumente. Der geniale Maestro dirigiert das perfekt trainierte Orchester im rhythmischen und gut phrasierten Tempo sowie mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Die beiden Ouvertüren klingen auch schön und herrlich. Alles ist wunderbar!

[@RWBHere]

Well said!

[@MrFerMath]

00:18:42 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VII. Waltz No. 2 . To die of pleasure. Truly beautiful.

[@atenantenormann3507]

Um clássico verdadeiramente brilhante que desfila entre Valsas e Jazz ! Genial. Ouve-se cada instrumento da orquestra.

[@erpollock]

I always say, a good composer puts you in mind of great composers. A great composer reminds you of no other composer. Shostakovich was a great composer, the greatest of the 20th century. He created melodies while others were mired in atonalism.

[@jackdomanski6758]

Eileen Pollock This is light Shostakovich, nowhere near his best stuff. What do you think of his harsher pieces like the 4th Symphony or the 12th String Quartet?

[@edmlmusic]

Much like with the young Alma Deutcher nowadays, on the background of her hailed a-tonal contemporaries

[@radio.cheeskake8359]

Dear Eileen Pollock, Just like you, I've ended up here in order to listen to these melodies and harmonies that visited my mind late last night even though I haven't heard the piece in years. This is excellence, innit? Let me ask you another one, if possible tell me why you describe atonality the way you do because I find it really derogatory. You could perhaps override the above paragraph and give to me a more general insight on the debate on atonality. I have heard Bernstein talk about it and I really can't understand why the community of music won't be more quantum in its thinking about it. I would love to read your thoughts. Radio Blank

[@saqlainsiddiqui1744]

With all due respect, I would invite you to listen to Shostakovich's more harmonically adventurous music - to give just a few examples, the op. 87 preludes and fugues (littered with dissonances and sometimes verging on atonality), the string quartets (e.g. no.8 - the 2nd movement is crazy), and the symphonies (I've only listened to Nos. 1 and 9 so far but they weren't easy listens for sure) He did create great melodies, I agree, but he was also one of the greatest 'pan-stylists' as it were - he could write a lot of good quality music in pretty much every genre/style of music he encountered, including atonality, imho

[@nemo89740]

In Soviet Russia, Jazz doesn't even sound like Jazz (and it still grooves!)

[@michaelfabian3036]

Bravo, hear HEARRRR!!!! :-))))).....

[@Lubawaandme]

EMMM, I WOULD BE AGREE TO YOU ESPECIALLY ABOUT SHOSTAKHOVITCSCH. AND WHAT ABOUT IGOR BRIL. THIS MAN WAS REAL MAN IN JAZZ

[@bojandjekic1]

And even album art is beautiful! In the manner of constructivism! Outstanding!

[@Chiricocubo1989]

Kazimir Malevic would agree.

[@onnohelmold5669]

*It's suprematism

[@bojandjekic1]

@@onnohelmold5669 My mistake sir! I was not been correct!

[@onnohelmold5669]

@@bojandjekic1 No Problem, you're welcome :D Best regards from Germany

[@laurencesvoboda5232]

I consider myself a lover of Shostakovitch, but I am shocked to learn that this is his music also. Wow, and I love this, too!. I consider myself schooled!

[@CAT-FeraL]

00:12:33 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: V. Lyric Waltz 🥰😍🤩 00:38:21 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: III. Foxtrot smp SMP

[@shoarmapappa5565]

love it special from 12:33 ---- end 22:21 12:33 begin 15:16 18:42 end or not waltz no 2 ending to no 8 I think

[@susannevollmer2347]

Shostakovitsh used different Jazz-Styles which inspired him and realy composed a new classic, that`s it. I like it!

[@louis9579]

This sounds like American parade music. Shostakovich usually makes dissonant music but this is just the opposite. And to think this was made in 1938? I love Shostakovich's use of the steel pedal guitar in fox trot. It makes me smile every time I listen to it. Definitely one of my favorite modern composers.

[@BrilliantClassics]

Shostakovitch is Brilliant!;)

[@김세원-o3d]

creative sound~!!!! I like it :) you are so hardworker!!!! Thanks a lot

[@emigdioluisgarciaaguilar2738]

Shosta...Compositor Grande !!!

[@juanrondonmusic]

Beautiful, Shostakovich The best.

[@jakobnovak111]

Excellent album for mixing cocktails in style! ;)

[@spearton-1912]

molotov cocktails

[@CarterFelixOfficial]

Explosives.

[@vidalmartinezvento9460]

Majestuosa interpretación, enhorabuena 👏

[@leonardoyanuen]

excelente! me encanta

[@serseniucst]

Awesome!

[@JoseMedina-sv8uy]

Muchas Gracias.

[@蛙先生-h5o]

Op.111b was Mr. Schostakowitch's submisson work to the competiton for the Soviet Anthem. Could be interesting: participation was mandatory, but being on blacklist meant he had zero chance on winning - the charm of Stalinist regime.

[@TheRocknrollmaniac]

Thanks for a note. That was a very chaotic and crazy part of Soviet and Russian history.

[@anatolyFedotov]

Bravo!

[@carloseduardogonzalezsalga7947]

39:40 The Best part...

[@berkmanbrkmn4014]

Im here for 18:42 :))

[@RanBlakePiano]

I agree

[@ericmartin6917]

La première fois que j'ai entendu le Foxtrot (à savoir aujourd'hui même, sur France Musique), j'étais persuadé que c'était du Kurt Weill. Excellent ! On a du mal à penser que cette suite ait pu être bien accueillie en Union Soviétique à l'époque. Tant de morceaux sonnent tellement "décadence occidentale" !

[@Canimals4Life]

18:41 Don’t Fool Yourself. This Is Why You’re Here.

[@giuseppemilici]

Wonderfull composition that has nothing in common with jazz

[@cesarecesareo6599]

I do agree. Some peole argue it was just meant to be executed by a Jazz orchestra. Which is doubtful (harp and strings seem not to be a key instruments in Jazz)

[@accordingtosophia]

The suite for variety orchestra and the jazz suites are often confused. The first nine pieces are part of the suite for variety orchestra.

[@richardkammerer2814]

Soviet marketing

[@miguelpereira9859]

Might as well called it the Death Metal Suites

[@alexanderthomas1869]

Some of it is pretty jazzy.

[@eccles99]

The first half of this recording is something called "Suite for Variety Orchestra", and of course it isn't one of the jazz suites at all-- it shouldn't be on an album called "Shostakovich Jazz Suites".

[@barrymalkin9031]

The Suite #1 Dance #1 was a nice take on Tchaikovsky's Neapolitan Dance from Swan Lake.

[@aronollerer5745]

Do u seriously think that a giant like Shostakovitch made a mistake or a plagiarism like this without some behind conception or something similar?

[@aronollerer5745]

These are the 30's and 50's, not the romantic era bro:)

[@louisvalencia5244]

@@aronollerer5745 First, it´s not plagiarism it´s just that he made some variations just like Beethoven in the sonata no 14 and in the Var 22 (both from melodies of Mozart) and 30 (a fugue with the same theme as one of Bach´s Fugues )of the Diabelli Variations, Chopin in the Revolutionary Etude (the end is much alike a passage of B´s 32nd Sonata) or Shostakovitch himself with the theme of the fugue in d flat major ("stolen" from Bach´s WTC). Second, just because they are in different eras doesn´t mean that they forgot everything about the previous ones. Shsotakovich himself was influenced by Bach for example in his 24 preludes and fugues even though Bach is from the Baroque era. And third but not least, taking some themes from another person´s compositions is not plagiarism is just being influenced.

[@aronollerer5745]

@@louisvalencia5244 and what is the difference, I told him the same:) just in a short way

[@louisvalencia5244]

@@aronollerer5745 When?

[@alfredorodriguezlopez-vazq3166]

Portentoso. Casi medio siglo después de su muerte sigue sonando joven, imaginativo y moderno. Malgré Staline et sa clique.

[@alfredo1750.]

i used to dance this with my cat, she loved it

[@markodern789]

1, only ONE suite that actually sounds anything like jazz. Fantastic. If that's not false advertising I don't know what is.

[@jonasyazdi1626]

Technically this piece is Jazz because it has the element of Jazz music but it's not like today's Jazz and that's because today we use more dissonances and chromatic distances especially in chords.

[@Saxshoe]

Wow, 1st suite for variety orchestra (which I assume just means a concert band with strings, given how it sounds) is very saccharine.

[@아랑-w9i]

I want to buy the sheet music of this song, where can I buy it?

[@stanleywong8384]

What musical instruments are used in waltz no 2? Many thanks

[@fritzwert6649]

The first 8 pieces are Suite No. 2, not N° 1!

[@haryburtoiu5111]

The Soviet Russian jazz from Volga is "better" than that of New Orleans on Mississipi. I wonder what would have happened if the Russians had had soloists like Charlie Parker or Louis Armstrong.

[@johopeweisz]

None of the mentioned musicians would have anything in common with their real selves had they played this music instead of the actual Jazz they played.

[@Hellosecsi]

The probably did but those musicians were repressed if not killed.

[@mobrules29]

The beginning sounds like a Sousa march.

[@alexsand1112]

my mother found my cigarette and now this help me to get thorugh depresio

[@yogatonga7529]

I think this isn't actually the Jazz Sute.

[@Digifan001]

Why does it sound like it's a soundtrack of some Tom and Jerry or Looney Tunes cartoon?

[@painterdawn2]

He actually had a job for a while playing his own piano music for the movies. Patrons complained because his music was so bizarre and they just wanted to watch a peaceful nature documentary

[@latetotheparty184]

I thought I didn't like Shostakovitch!

[@jmunizvilla5352]

All his works fester a depply effort for being a wannabe, a trite apology of Gustav Mahler, but worthy of mercy; except when he arises with his works being the quintessence of a soul who wilts in silent yell under the intense spiritual oppresion of an obvious gilt: being a constituent part on the same; which made him to wilt as a musical genius. Rest in peace

[@김효선-i8r5u]

주님의 노여움 되는 여러분의 심장을 산채로 하나씩 꺼잡어 내서 매일 아침 하나씩 쭉! 짜서 원샷 하시게요. ^^

[@susannetreloar4997]

Violin concerto

[@adhanda2017]

Jazz??

[@fabz_13]

adhanda2017 yes it is but it's chostacovitch's jazz 😉

[@adhanda2017]

Better "Shostakovich Jazz" is his Age of Gold :)

[@adhanda2017]

oops, I think there is some Age of Gold in this. I just never listened to the whole thing because the beginning was tooo boring... :(

[@GyromiteROB]

Band jazz. XD

[@ClousVonHindenbug]

It's called "Jazz Suite" because it was meant to be performed by a Jazz Orchestra, not because it falls into the category of jazz music.

[@snowphiakim2965]

beautiful music form Ukraine Orchestra Pray for Ukraine

[@contrawise]

While I've always enjoyed all these pieces ... they are not jazz. They are closer to John Philip Souza than they are to jazz. Fundamental to the idea of jazz is improv. I'm not hearing any. Every note played is a dot on someone's page. Syncopation? Not hearing what I think of as jazz syncopation. Nor the kind of triplet-y rhythm emphasis that gives American jazz its swingy feel. Can't imagine dancing Jitterbug to any of it. Wonderful symphonic music, beautifully played. Jazz?

[@Daniel-cg8rn]

this is because of the conception he had of Jazz, to him, Jazz was the sort of stuff Gershwin and early jazz musicians were doing, that is taking black folk music to transform it. Shostakovich's starting point was russian folk music.

[@contrawise]

@Mr. P - As I’m sure you know, 'Googling' the piece(s) looses a torrent of information 'lol'. Why not tell us what makes you laugh? 'lol'. Personally, I'd rather ogle the piece than Google it. 'lol'

[@contrawise]

@@Daniel-cg8rn - Right! Various composers have dropped their buckets into the well of folk music for inspiration. Schostacovic more than most. Many aspects of the aural traditions of folk music are worthy of swiping for use in art music. No reason not to. Especially if credit is given where credit is due. The composer is putting the rhythmic structure and harmonic frameworks to new uses. In this case, I certainly love the result. Yet, he has not captured either the swingy feel or the improvisational nature of jazz. It would be interesting to hear these pieces played with some of that swing, some day. Maybe there actually is such a recording. I'm not aware of it, if there is one.

[@ivanfedorych7840]

Досконало! Теодоре, Ви неперевершені! І звісно наш НСО! Слава Україні!

[@michigandersea3485]

I love Shostakovich, but if you want to hear real Russian jazz listen to Nikolai Kapustin

[@jackpullen3820]

I kind of like it, long haired Willy Wonka Music!!!

[@nikkimellor5218]

I don’t think jazz from Europe and the US was allowed or available in Stalin’s Russia. Shostakovich had friends who had been Abroad and they described it and that’s all he had to go on.

[@matrixnorm6672]

Merican moment yet again. Shostakovich visited USA himself.

[@p0kemo4ik]

Русский комментарий.

[@muslit]

hardly jazz; cabaret, yet

[@ottoman9029]

this is not jazz smdh.

[@vanhamies8512]

It is a cruel Russian joke.

[@Lubawaandme]

MY FRIENDS ! IT'S CAME THE MOMENT ! WHEN I BECAME TOLERANT WITH 6-KOVICH. EH-OH,, SOMETHING IS IS HAPPENING WITH OUR WORLD, ARE YOU SEEN THIS TOO ? AND )) EXCUSE ME TO MAKE SOME MISTAKES. I SO WANT TO THINK I KNOW INGLYSH. I HEAR SOMETHING NATIVE IN IT. I DON'T KNOW MAYBE IT'S FROM MY PAST LIVES