Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович) (… Read Full Bio ↴Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906, (St Petersburg, Russia) – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period.
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.
After a period influenced by Prokofiev and Stravinsky (Symphony No. 1), Shostakovich switched to modernism (Symphony No. 2 and The Nose) before developing a hybrid of styles with the opera "The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk "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 tonality involved much use of modality 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. Other works include operas, six concertos, and a substantial quantity of film music. 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".
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.
After a period influenced by Prokofiev and Stravinsky (Symphony No. 1), Shostakovich switched to modernism (Symphony No. 2 and The Nose) before developing a hybrid of styles with the opera "The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk "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 tonality involved much use of modality 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. Other works include operas, six concertos, and a substantial quantity of film music. 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".
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Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ "Albinoni's Adagio"
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Carlos Insfran
Maravillosa ejecución de una de las mas bellas creaciones musicales. No insistiré en reclamar que se aclare el nombre del verdadero autor por quienes lo publican. Es placentero escuchar con atención cada nota de cada instrumento en el momento justo.
frankyulloa21
It’s like it’s trying to fill that hole in your soul after losing a loved one. So much emotion yet so beautiful. What a masterpiece
Kicky GG
What a sad interpretation of this art ? Its music, it does not go to specific feeling, you just feel it. Music itself is a feeling, cannot be interpreted as sad or joyful
Afonso Salazar
@Kicky GG it depends on who’s feeling it
Kicky GG
@Afonso Salazar should be clean interpretation, otherwise it will end up manipulated by the momentum of the ego drops the mic
Maranatha
Exactly what I felt listening to it.
Nato 85er
Wow, well said 🥺felt that too…first time I heard it, I cried so much.
Galyna Proshyna
Это исполнение божественного творения Альбиони можно слушать вечно....
Rouffillac1066
My parents raised us to listen to and value classical music from an early age. I began listening to this piece when my youngest sister (Melinda Anne) passed away in 1969. Her passing was devastating to us kids and particularly to our Mom and Dad. I married in 1973 and over the years my wife and I had nine children. Three of which have passed on. This piece by Albinoni/Giazotto expresses the despair, the rage (at God), the confusion, the hopelessness in my soul, I have felt at their passing. No wonder this piece still brings me sobbing to my knees. Grace, Peace and, Blessings to all. Treat People with Kindness.
EO
This song is very melancholy and resonant. The pictures are a great fit for this song's mood and tone. Every moment is heart-felt and passionately intriguing.