Dmitri Shostakovich died on this date fifty years ago in Moscow. He was born on September 25, 1906.

March 6, 2015; Frankfurt.

A Conductor’s no-nonsense response to a tempo dilemma – by Leonard Slatkin.

Last few seconds of Symphony 5 (from 5’19”), New York Philharmonic/Slatkin; March 29, 2025

Slatkin introduces & conducts; 2008.

Kurt Masur’s massive view of S5’s Finale…

Munich Philharmonic.

“The Year 1917”. Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse/Tugan Sokhiev; undated. (‘Nimrod’ for an encore.)

Concerto recorded November 8, 1959 at Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia. I recall the horn solos are played by Mason Jones.

Bowdoin International Music Festival; July 16, 2018.

Piano : Dmitri Shostakovich; Trumpet : Ludovic Vaillant; Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française; Conductor : André Cluytens. Recorded in 1958, Paris. New Mastering in 2021 by AB for CM//RR. Piano Concerto 2 starts at 22:00.

WDR Sinfonieorchester/Jukka-Pekka Saraste. November 10, 2018; Cologne.

February 17, 2022; Hannover.

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi; undated.

Sonata for Cello & Piano. Daniil Shafran & the composer. Recorded 1946.

Evgeny Nesterenko (bass)/Moscow Radio SO/Maxim Shostakovich; recorded 1976.

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Theodore Kuchar; undated.

BBC Philharmonic; Proms 1997.

Weinberg Symphony 12; USSR TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra/Maxim Shostakovich…

The rest of this HMV LP (ASD 559) was devoted to Prêtre conducting Symphony 12.

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