Knowledge: shostakovich, dmitri dmitriyevich
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Links
- Shostakovichiana
http://www.siue.edu/~aho/musov/dmitri.html - On the "Music under Soviet rule" website created by the late Ian MacDonald. Articles, interviews, CD and book reviews, and links, with a strong focus on the Testimony debate.
- Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich
http://develp.envi.osakafu-u.ac.jp/staff/kudo/dsch/dsch-e.html - Complete opus list, comprehensive discography, bibliography, filmography, list of first performances and links. In English and Japanese.
- Jon Luebke's Shostakovich Page
http://www.msu.edu/user/luebkejo/shost1.html - Discography, bibliography and retouched image of Shostakovich from the cover of Time magazine.
- Russian Revelations
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/Shostakovich1/ - Fan page with brief illustrated introduction, photographs from the 1999 Chicago Shostakovich festival and pictures of the composer.
- Shostakovich Myths Debunked
http://www.geocities.com/rickredrick/Shostakovich.html - Controversial site that attacks the authenticity of Testimony and the revisionist interpretation of the composer's life and work.
- Classical Net: Shostakovich
http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/shostakovich.html - Biography, recommended published biographies and scores, CD reviews, list of works and links.
- Onno van Rijen's Shostakovich & Other Soviet Composers Page
http://home.wanadoo.nl/ovar/ - Complete Shostakovich opus list with CD releases, bibliography, pictures and mp3 excerpts from symphonies. Also provides information on more than 130 other Soviet composers.
- The Shostakovich Opus 87 Page
http://www.unicamp.br/~jmarques/mus/opus87/ - The complete Twenty-four Preludes and Fugues in MIDI format.
- mfiles: Dmitri Shostakovich - An Overview Of The Classical Composer
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/dmitri-shostakovich.htm - Biography, list of major works and two photographs.
- On Classical: Dmitri Shostakovich
http://www.kunstderfuge.com/shostakovitch.htm - MIDI files of 24 Preludes and Fugues op. 87 and transcriptions of this and other contrapuntal works, plus portrait.
- DSCH Journal
http://www.dschjournal.com/ - Selected articles from the international Shostakovich journal, reviews of CDs, books and films, concert calendar, events and links.
- Classical Music Archives: Shostakovich
http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/shostakovich.html - Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
- The Dimitri Shostakovich Mp3 Page on Classic Cat
http://www.classiccat.net/shostakovich_d/index.htm - Directory of mp3s that have been made available by their performing artists.
- London Shostakovich Orchestra
http://www.shostakovich.com/ - Details of performances, recordings and other events regarding this symphonic ensemble, currently embarked on a complete cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies. Includes programme notes and Shostakovich-related articles.
- Wikipedia: Dmitri Shostakovich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich - Encyclopedia entry discussing the composer's life and works, and the political controversies surrounding him, plus links to audio files.
- Classical Music Midi Page: Dimitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich
http://www.classicalmidi.co.uk/shost.htm - MIDI excerpts from several works, photograph and subjective mini-biography.
- CollegeTermPapers: Music - Shostakovich
http://www.collegetermpapers.com/TermPapers/Music/Shostokovich.shtml - An essay on his life and works of approximately 1500 words.
- The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Dmitri Shostakovich
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/s/shostakovich.html - Lyrics to individual vocal works and cycles. Includes Cyrillic and transliterated Russian plus selected translations.
- Internet Movie Database: Dmitri Shostakovich
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006291/ - Filmography noting films he scored or that use his works plus mini-biography and Oscar nomination.
- WQXR: Shostakovich, Dmitry (Dmitriyevich)
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=8508 - Biography from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry, with list of selected works.
- Find A Grave Cemetery Records: Dimitri Shostakovich
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=953&pt=Dimitri%20Shostakovich - Brief biography, youthful photograph, and pictures of his grave with virtual memorial and cemetery information.
- Karadar Classical Music Composer Biography: Dmitry Shostakovich
http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/shostakovich.html - Dictionary entry with life, works, catalogue, photos and MIDI audio files of 24 Preludes and Fugues.
- Speaking of Shostakovich
http://www.geocities.com/kuala_bear/ds.html - Archive of media articles, with an emphasis on the revisionist/anti-revisionist debate.
- DSCH-L Discussion List
http://listserv.uh.edu/archives/dsch-l.html - Electronic mailing list for discussion of Shostakovich and other Russian composers. Access to archives since 1997.
- Dmitry Shostakovich: A Testament To His Times
http://humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=76 - Brief biography, selected works, quotes, recommended recordings and readings, photograph, chronology, related articles, and links from Humanities Web.
- Shostakovich Message Board
http://www.ruefenac.itp.unibe.ch/Shostakovich/ - Discussion forum with activity between 1997 and 2003. Also provides a short list of recordings recommended by owner Philipp Rüfenacht.
- Dmitri Shostakovich: The Composer And His Work
http://musicinwords.free.fr/dschlife.htm - Focus on Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony, with extracts in RealAudio and an imagined "screenplay" to be read while listening to the music. Also provides background on the composition, life chronology, photograph and links.
- The Guardian: A Raspberry To Stalin
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4179169-103675,00.html - Article focusing on an English-language version of Cheryomushki by Opera North.
- Shostakovichworld
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/shostakovichworld/ - Yahoo! Groups discussion board. Access to archives since 1998.
- G. Schirmer, Inc.: Dmitri Shostakovich
http://www.schirmer.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&composerId_2872=2288 - List of scores available from this music publisher.
- Naxos Composers - Biographies: Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/954.htm - Biographical sketch, caricature, and summaries of his stage works and his orchestral, choral and vocal, chamber, and piano music with Naxos discography.
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