Tonkünstler Orchester & Yutaka Sado - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 & Suite for Variety Orchestra (2018) [24/192]

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist. He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century.

The Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, by Dmitri Shostakovich is a work for orchestra composed between April and July 1937. Its first performance was on November 21, 1937, in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky. The premiere was a huge success and received an ovation that lasted well over half an hour.

The Suite for Variety Orchestra (post-1956) is a suite in eight movements by Dmitri Shostakovich. The work consists of a collection of movements which derive from other works by the composer. It is also named Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra, for example in Derek Hulme's Shostakovich catalogue.

For many years the Suite for Variety Orchestra was misidentified as the "lost" Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 (1938), a different work in three movements that was lost during World War II, the piano score of which was rediscovered in 1999 by Manashir Yakubov, and orchestrated the following year by Gerard McBurney.

Tracklist:
01. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: I. Moderato
02. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto
03. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: III. Largo
04. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo
05. Suite for Variety Orchestra: I. March
06. Suite for Variety Orchestra: V. Lyric Waltz
07. Suite for Variety Orchestra: II. Dance No. 1
08. Suite for Variety Orchestra: VI. Waltz No. 1
09. Suite for Variety Orchestra: IV. Little Polka
10. Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz No. 2
11. Suite for Variety Orchestra: III. Dance No. 2
12. Suite for Variety Orchestra: VIII. Finale