Earwitness #93, ‘Everything in your memory…’ our series on Russian music from the 20th centrury, with music that was composed after the death of Shostakovich and the call from Jevgeni Mravinski to compose music in his honour.
[Dmitri Shostakovich, in his late twenties]
– Soelgang Tsintsadze. String quartet no.5.
Geogrian State String qaurtet.
– Jelena Firsova. String quartet no. 12 opus 113.
Brodsky Quartet.
– Dimitri Smirnov. Family concerto for piano and 7 instruments.
– Jelena Firsova. Garden of dreams, opus 111.
Concertgebouworchestra conducted by Toegan Sochijev.
– Boris Ivanovisj Tisjtsjenko. Symphony no.5, In memoriam D. Shostakovich.
Symphony orchestra Ministry of Culture USSR conducted by Gennadi Rozjdestvenski.