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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 wrote it for an extraordinary ensemble including a banjo and an electric Hawaiian lap guitar.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

On radio

Next Sunday 13:30

Broadcast

  • Next Sunday 13:30