Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich {{Audio|Ru-Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich.ogg|listen}} (Russian: {{lang|ru|??????? ?????????? ??????????}}, Dmitrij Dmitrievi? ?ostakovi?) (September 12, 1906 (OS)/September 25, 1906 (NS) – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. He had a troubled relationship with the government, which included two official denunciations of his music in 1936 and 1948; in public however he remained loyal, joining the party in 1960 and serving in the Supreme Soviet. Since his death, his response to life in the USSR has been the subject of political and musical controversy, with debate over the extent to which he may have been a secret dissident.

External Links

• Onno van Rijen's Opus by Shostakovich, categorised list of works.
• Jon Luebke's Shostakovich Page, containing a selected discography and annotated bibliography.
• Shostakovichiana, a comprehensive collection of materials on the composer from a revisionist perspective. Created by Ian MacDonald.
• Shostakovich Myths Debunked, criticism of Testimony and revisionism in general.

Listening

• Epitonic.com: Dimitri Shostakovich featuring tracks from Written With The Heart's Blood
• Archive of BBC's "Discovering Music" radio show, featuring Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 10, String Quartet No. 8, and Cello Concerto No. 1.
• Classic Cat - Dimitri Shostakovich: An overview of free downloadable Shostakovich music on the internet by Classic Cat - the free classical music directory.
• The Aviv String Quartet and Guest: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110.
• Various pieces of him in streaming media by Classical Music Archives