Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Works: The Bolt: Suite from the Ballet Op. 27a (1933), Suite No. 1 for Stage Variety Orchestra, Jazz Suite No. 1 (1934), Tahiti Trot Op. 16 (1928)
Performers: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dmitri Yablonsky
Recording: Moscow State Broadcasting and Recording House, Grand Studio, 5 October 2001, DDD Stereo
Label: NAXOS
Dmitri Shostakovich, a titan of 20th-century music, often navigated the delicate balance between artistic expression and the demands of a repressive regime. His lighter works, particularly the Jazz Suites, offer a fascinating glimpse into a composer who could deftly switch between the profound and the playful. This recording presents a collection of Shostakovich’s incidental music, showcasing a side of the composer that is rarely foregrounded alongside his more serious symphonic and chamber works. The
