Dmitri Shostakovich
Searching for the funny notes
Dmitri Shostakovich: Premiere recordings (Naxos)
Of its time, but worth your time
Mikis Theodorakis: 1st symphony (TYXart.de)
The sweet sounds of catastrophe
Shostakovich/Britten: Cello works (Decca)
A penetrating performance
Shostakovich 15th symphony (BR-Klassik)
Rouvali’s subtle genius
Santtu-Matias Rouvali delivers a masterclass in restraint and resonance in Shostakovich’s 6 and 9
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Over-simplified and underpowered
Shostakovich symphonies 2, 3, 12, 13 (DG)
Play it both ways, Dmitry
This new biography has set my feet pounding, for once in admiration rather than indignation
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