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Dmitri Shostakovich
Personb. 1906 · Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, Russia
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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist born in Saint Petersburg in 1906. He studied at the Petrograd Conservatory and rose to prominence with his First Symphony in 1926. His career was marked by alternating official acclaim and political censure under Soviet authorities, notably after the 1936 Pravda denunciation of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Shostakovich composed 15 symphonies, numerous string quartets, concertos, and film scores, often embedding personal and political subtexts within outwardly compliant works. He served as a professor at the Moscow and Leningrad Conservatories and remained a central figure in 20th-century classical music until his death in 1975.
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante
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Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto
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Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67: I. Andante - Moderato
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Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67: III. Largo
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Allegretto
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Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67: II. Allegro con brio
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: II. Moderato
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: IV. Finale. Allegro con moto
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: III. Cadenza –
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Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo
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King Lear, Incidental Music, Op. 58a: Return from the Hunt
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Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegretto – Allegro non troppo
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