Since you are interested in Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite / Five Days - Five Nights Suite, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Shostakovich: Ballet Suites Nos. 1 - 4 Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "Whether in waltz or gallop Shostakovich proves consistently full of verve and these performances, warmly recorded, are splendid ones" (MusicWeb Nov 2004) |
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Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2 / 7 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok for Soprano and Piano Trio, Op. 127 Anita Soldh (soprano) / Stockholm Arts Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2006 ] "The Stockholm Arts Trio successfully captures the youthful ardour of the First Trio...Anita Soldh produces a remarkably authentic Slavic sound " - Classic CD |
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Shostakovich/Schnittke: Piano Quintets Boris Berman (piano) / Vermeer Quartet. [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jan/2003 ] "Boris Berman and the Vermeer Quartet prove to be extremely sensitive to the emotional demands of each work, giving highly accomplished and committed performances in adequate, if somewhat studio-bound sound." - Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine,... |
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The Very Best of Shostakovich Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) Michael Houstoun (Piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Conductor) Ilya Kaler (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "As an introduction to the composer's work, it gives a wide-ranging and typical selection, which is in itself some achievement." (MusicWeb August 2006) |
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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 / Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126 Maria Kliegel (cello) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] "Kliegel manages to convey a feeling of spontaneous improvisation and her command of the instrument is impressive. Naxos's recording is nicely ambient." - Gramophone - Oct.1996 |
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Shostakovich: Cello Sonata / Violin Sonata Maxim Fedotov (Violin) / Dmitry Yablonsky (Cello) / Galina Petrova (piano) / Ekaterina Saranceva (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] "..the accompanied sonata - those for cello, violin and viola counting among his most significant instrumental creations." |
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Shostakovich: The Golden Age Op. 22 (Complete ballet) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "This is a breathtaking recording in many ways. It's also complete and uncut and the notes are good. Don't hesitate - this is one that needs to be listened to, even in this crowded year of Shostakovich revelations" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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Shostakovich: Hamlet, Op. 116 / 116a Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2004 ] Complete published film score (incorporating the Suite, Op.116a, arranged by Lev Atovmian) |