Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93, completed in 1953, is one of his most profound and powerful works. Written after Stalin’s death, it is often interpreted as a reflection on the oppressive Soviet regime and the...

Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107, composed in 1959 for Mstislav Rostropovich, is one of the most significant cello concertos of the 20th century. The work is structured in four movements, played without pause, and...

Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 in 1945, following the Soviet victory in World War II. Unlike the grand, triumphant symphony many expected, it is a light, neoclassical work with a modest orchestration. The...

Shostakovich’s Festive Overture in A Major, Op. 96 was composed in 1954 to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the October Revolution. Written in a remarkably short time, the piece opens with a bold brass fanfare before launching into a fast-paced,...

Five Fragments, Op. 42 is a suite for small orchestra composed on June 9, 1935, by Dmitri Shostakovich. It was the only work, apart from film music, that he composed that year. He approached it as preparatory work for the composition of the final version...

We proudly present the newly engraved and revised version of Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35, composed in 1933, is a vibrant and unconventional work for piano, trumpet, and string orchestra. It represents a blend of wit,...

Dmitri Shostakovich's "Tahiti-Trot," Op. 16, composed in 1927, is a delightful and whimsical orchestral suite that showcases the composer’s early satirical style. Written during a period when Shostakovich was navigating the complex political...

Dmitri Shostakovich’s Suite No. 1 for Jazz Orchestra, often referred to as the Jazz Suite No. 1, is a lighthearted and vibrant composition that blends classical sophistication with elements of jazz and popular music. Written in 1934, the suite was...

The symphony is a short (about 20 minutes) experimental work in one movement; within this movement are four sections, the last of which includes a chorus. In a marked departure from his First Symphony, Shostakovich composed his Second in a gestural,...

While Shostakovich wrote this piece as his graduation exercise from Maximilian Steinberg's composition class, some of the material may have dated from considerably earlier. The immediate parallel to the 19-year-old composer presenting his first symphony...

The Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65, by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in the summer of 1943, and first performed on 4 November of that year by the USSR Symphony Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky, to whom the work is dedicated. It briefly was...