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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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DSCH Journal - http://www.dschjournal.com/
Selected articles from the international Shostakovich journal, reviews of CDs, books and films, concert calendar, events and links. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The Shostakovich Opus 87 Page - http://www.unicamp.br/~jmarques/mus/opus87/
The complete Twenty-four Preludes and Fugues in MIDI format. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |