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A journey to the Jazz Suite 1 by Shostakovich

Sara Mohr-Pietsch navigates a path towards the Jazz Suite 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch navigates a path towards the Jazz Suite 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich. It was commissioned in 1934 by a Leningrad dance band, and he scored it for an extraordinary ensemble including a banjo and an electric Hawaiian lap guitar. On the way we encounter other music for banjo and Hawaiian guitar, plus pieces reflecting some of the other influences in the suite including traditional Jewish music. There are also performances from Shostakovich's circle of friends at the time, including a Haydn cello concerto played by Mstislav Rostropovich.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Jul 2025 13:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Jazz Suite No.2: Waltz I

    Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky.
    • Naxos Special Projects.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No.2

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Gottfried von der Goltz.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Septet: IV Gavotte en Finale

    Performer: Maurice Andr茅.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Lera Auerbach

    24 Preludes for Violin and Piano Op.46: No.15 "Adagio sognando"

    Music Arranger: Alistair Vennart. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Decca.

  • Rhiannon Giddens

    Mountain Banjo

    Performer: Rhiannon Giddens.
    • Lakeshore Records.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV Allegro Molto

    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Naxos.

  • George Gershwin

    Fascinatin' Rhythm

    Performer: Sol Ho驶opi驶i.
    • Decca.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No.5: II Allegretto

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Naxos.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.1: III Menuetto

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Etude in C sharp minor "torrent"

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • DG.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto no.1: II Adagio (cadenza by Britten)

    Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Iona Brown.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    From Jewish Folk Poetry: XI Happiness

    Singer: Elisabeth S枚derstr枚m. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Decca.

  • Trad.

    Yidl mitn Fidl

    Music Arranger: Lucie Skeaping. Singer: Lucie Skeaping. Ensemble: Burning Bush.
    • ARC.

  • Erik Satie

    Le pi猫ge de M茅duse: Polka

    Performer: Alessandro Simonetto.
    • On Classical.

  • William Walton

    Facade Suite no.2: Old Sir Faulk Foxtrot

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Louis Fr茅maux.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Valse lente

    Performer: Dario M眉ller.
    • Dynamic.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty "The Spell" Waltz

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich.
    • DG.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Jazz Suite No.1

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Decca.

Broadcast

  • Sun 27 Jul 2025 13:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3