Symphony No. 15 In A Major Op. 141 Iii. Allegretto - Music

Symphony No. 15 In A Major Op. 141 Iii. Allegretto by Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович

Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович

Artist Biography For Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich Aka Dmitri Shostakovich Russian Дми́трий Дми́триевич Шостако́вич Dmitrij Dmitrievič Šostakovič September 25 O.S. September 12 1906 St Petersburg Russia – August 9 1975 Was A Russian Composer Of The Soviet Period. After A Period Influenced By Sergei Prokofiev And Igor Stravinsky Symphony No. 1 Shostakovich Switched To Modernism Symphony No. 2 And The Nose Before Developing A Hybrid Of Styles With The Opera "Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District" And The Ill-Fated Fourth Symphony. This Hybrid Style Ranged From The Neo-Classical With Stravinskian Influences To The Post-Romantic Music With Mahlerian Influences . His Unique Approach To Tonality Involved The Use Of Modal Scales And Some Astringent Neo-Classical Harmonies À La Hindemith And Prokofiev. His Music Frequently Includes Sharp Contrasts And Elements Of The Grotesque. Shostakovich Prided Himself On His Orchestration Which Is Clear Economical And Well-Projected. This Aspect Of Shostakovich's Technique Owes More To Gustav Mahler Than Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. His Greatest Works Are Generally Considered To Be His Symphonies And String Quartets Fifteen Of Each. His Works For Piano Include 2 Piano Sonatas An Early Set Of Preludes And A Later Set Of 24 Preludes And Fugues. Other Works Include Two Operas Six Concertos And A Substantial Quantity Of Film Music. Shostakovich Had A Complex And Difficult Relationship With The Soviet Government Suffering Two Official Denunciations Of His Music In 1936 And 1948 And The Periodic Banning Of His Work. At The Same Time He Received A Number Of Accolades And State Awards And Served In The Supreme Soviet. Despite The Official Controversy His Works Were Popular He Is Now Held To Be As Grove's Judges Him The Most Talented Soviet Composer Of His Generation. David Fanning Concludes In Grove That "Amid The Conflicting Pressures Of Official Requirements The Mass Suffering Of His Fellow Countrymen And His Personal Ideals Of Humanitarian And Public Service He Succeeded In Forging A Musical Language Of Colossal Emotional Power." Shostakovich Is Now Regarded As "the Most Popular Composer Of Serious Art Music Of The Middle Years Of The 20th Century".