Offer,The Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Volume 1
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky
It's true that a lot of the Soviet films for which he composed had an overt political message, but Shostakovich's artistic response to them is nevertheless engaging. —
Contents
Shostakovich: Viborgskaya storona, Op. 50a
- Vassily Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic, Peter Dixon, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
I. Introduction. Courage, my friends
II. Attack. Allegro
III. Death of the Old Worker. Adagio
Shostakovich: The Man with a Gun, Op. 53
- Vassily Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic
I. Overture. Allegretto
II. October. Allegro moderato
III. Smol'ny Palace. Allegretto
IV. Finale. Moderato
Shostakovich: A Girl Alone, Op. 26
- Vassily Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic, Jennifer Galloway
I. Altai. Adagio
II. In Kuzmina's Hut. Largo
III. Bai leads the children to tend the sheep
Shostakovich: King Lear - film music, Op. 137
- Vassily Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic, Mark Jordan
VIII. The Fool's Waterpipe. Moderato
XI. Prelude. The March of Time. Adagio
XII. Lear's Castle. Adagio