Composer Of The Week

Donald Macleod explores Dmitri Shostakovich’s life during the years of World War II, a period indelibly linked to his most famous work – the ‘Leningrad’ symphony - which became an international symbol of resistance against the Nazis when it was performed by an orchestra suffering from the effects of starvation during the siege of the city.Music Featured:Funeral march in Memory of Victims of the Revolution Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major, Op 102 (2nd mvt, Andante) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District (Act IV, Vstaváy! Po mestám! Zívo!) Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op 47 (4th mvt, Allegro non troppo) Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 57 (1st mvt, Prelude – Lento) Symphony no 7, Op.60 “Leningrad” (2nd mvt, Moderato) King Lear (excerpt) The tale of the priest and his servant Balda, Op 36 (Finale) Symphony No 1 in F minor, Op 10 (2nd mvt, Allegro) Rothschild’s violin (excerpt) Piano Sonata No 1, Op 12 Symphony No 7 in C Major, Op 60 “Leningrad” (1st mvt, Allegretto) Counterplan, Op 33 (Song of the Counterplan) The Golden Age S