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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975): Family life in a time of upheaval

Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Family life in a time of upheaval

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Donald Macleod meets the Shostakovich family at a time when they were wartime evacuees.

Donald Macleod meets the Shostakovich family at a time when they were wartime evacuees and we hear about the symphony that was almost lost in a train toilet.

Today, Donald Macleod meets the Shostakovich family at a difficult time when they were wartime evacuees, and we learn the tale of the symphony that was almost lost in a train's toilet. His children attend their first concert, and we hear Shostakovich's Second Piano Sonata, dedicated to his friend and former piano teacher. 

This week we're exploring Dmitri Shostakovich the family man. We are turning our attention to the middle of the Russian composer's life, hearing about his relationship with his two children (Galina, born in 1936, and Maxim, born in 1938) and his first wife Nina, who he was married to from 1935 until her death in 1954.


6 Romances on Verses by English Poets Op 62 - 1. Sir Walter Raleigh to His Sonne 						
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Sanderling, conductor 
Gerald Finley, baritone

Sonata No 2 in B minor Op 61  						
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Symphony No 7 in C major ‘Leningrad’ Op 60 (4th mvmt) 
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor

Producer: Amy Wheel, BBC Cymru Wales

Composer of the Week: Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

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Donald Macleod turns his attention to the middle of the Russian composer's life.

This week Donald Macleod explores Dmitri Shostakovich the family man - turning his attention to the middle of the Russian composer's life.

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