the complete set of shostakovich string quartets
1String Quartet No. 1 (Shostakovich) — Dmitri Shostakovich s String Quartet No. 1 in C major (Op. 49) was composed in six weeks during the summer of 1938. It carries no dedication.This string quartet has none of the bravura of the fifth symphony which preceded it. Instead, the… …
2Dmitri Shostakovich — Shostakovich redirects here. For the conductor and son of Dmitri Shostakovich, see Maxim Shostakovich. Dmitri Shostakovich in 1942 Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich Russian pronunciation: [dmʲitrij ˌdmʲitrɪjevʲiʨ ʂɨstɐˈkɔvʲɪʨ] (Russian:… …
3List of string quartet composers — Born before 1800= *Giovanni Battista Sammartini (ca. 1700 ndash;1775): wrote several quartets though as with many early works for the medium some of these could be played equally by a small string orchestra. *Christian Cannabich (1731 ndash;1798) …
4Chamber music — For other uses, see Chamber music (disambiguation). Frederick the Great plays a flute concert in his summer palace Sanssouci; painting by Adolph Menzel Chamber music is a form o …
5Edmund Rubbra — (23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame …
6Original Jacket Collection — The Original Jacket Collection is a Classical Music boxed set reissue series undertaken by Sony Classical. Contents 1 Format 2 Issues in the series 3 External links 4 References …
7Nonesuch Records discography — This is a Nonesuch Records discography, organized by catalog number. Contents 1 Catalog number legend 2 Discography 2.1 Nonesuch 2.2 Explorer Series …
8chamber music — music suited for performance in a room or a small concert hall, esp. for two or more, but usually fewer than ten, solo instruments. [1780 90] * * * Music composed for small instrumental ensembles and performed without a conductor. Traditionally… …
9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
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