Dmitri Shostakovich

[corneliusfelix]

Fascinating, thank you.

[Flutist11]

"For the last time... who's this Harry Potter that you speak of? Some mystical, likely capitalist rebel you're trying to affiliate me with?" :D

[mariab0609]

he looks like harry potter (at other pics)

[mariab0609]

he looks like harry potter

[bonsema1]

I have never yet acquired an ear for Shos´music but it is obvious, even from these photograpohs that he was " quite something ". Not a happy camper, though.

Shavkatikk when does Scnittke appear in the tape ?

[SuperTruth77]

Every time my pupils profess to know that all classical/orchestral music is 'dull' or 'boring', I close the curtains, put old footage of Stalingrad on the big monitor & play this full volume. Usually does the trick...

[wilkiemart]

does anybody know who's in the picture with him at 0:40 ?

[littlewaz]

What a wonderful collections of pictures. You seem to have captured every emotion and as a result encapsulated Shostakovich's true personalty. I have to say, my favourite has to be the picture at 5:02 - it's not that often we get to see him laughing!......I am intrigued to know what's making him so amused!!! WELL DONE!

[CuteLittleJazzBaby]

@littlewaz i don't know why he is laughing but the other man is benjamin britten .

[mshakhz]

3:09

Shostakovich: I IV V I

Khrennikov(thinking): what the hell is he talking about?

[endsequence]

Pure genius.

[Ichigo15555]

Wich the name of this particular song is? please somebody help me

[franceitalie1]

sa musique ressemble à sa vie,tourmenté et dramatique.Cette musique est bien d'actuelité."Génial"

[takhirviolinest]

Conductor: Mravinsky, recorded in Saint-Peterburs, Russia

[MolotovKid2]

It shall now be my musical goal to be able to play this on the violine.

I will fail miserably.

[johndoejonespoet]

The eighth especially is not a symphony for intellectual sissies. Here Shotakovich slaps us in our ears with the absurdity and horror of war. Genius.

[petitequinte]

This movement in particular is just so erie and brutal... Bad, bad things are happening in this movement...

[EinChinezen]

The pride of all the human being

[pibeston]

2:26 nice dog

[AeternusAmatorius]

Wow. Those high string notes sound like the high notes in "Sleeping Beauty" when Aurora is walking to the spinning wheel following Maleficent's green orb.

[mnbv990]

Thanks so much for posting this film.

[MrUtube14]

214 intresting its like thier taking turns

[frankhagemans]

Een geweldig fraaie compositie met veel muzikale fantasie

[Aurablossom]

wow, this music is beautiful! My husband was named after this man, and I just now heard some of his music.

[nl25c]

shame on you lol

[kly45]

dmitri? awesome name

[popitinpete]

Is that Britten at 5.02?

[prunyi]

That's him!

[jabberwock11]

I love this! It rules!

[ellandelachapelle]

Great pics! (rare. I haven't seen most of them.) And GREAT recording of this symphony!

[DannyDaWriter]

Excellent music and excellent photos (though not all of them are of Shostakovich — in fact, I think the image of 3:41 is of Alfred Schnittke).

[DannyDaWriter]

Yeah, that's definitely Schnittke at 3:55. But he was a great composer, too.

[prunyi]

And a pupil of Shostakovich!

[elenapulli]

"" I love Shostakovich's music, it is sooo daaark :D""

No wonder living through the era of mad Stalin. The fact he survived is a miracle.

[athenstubaplayer]

legend..........

[GreenMushroom16]

Does anyone know the name of this piece?

[76995756]

Symphony No 8 mvt 3 probably conducted by Mravinsky.

[elenapulli]

Symphony 8, 3rd movement - see poster. Look him up on wiki it lists his music.

[reichkid2]

bereinstein its german lol thats where im born and raised and i still am here lol

[martinkoklingacik]

Excellent stuff mate, I love Shostakovich's music, it is sooo daaark :D

[LordN3mrod]

@martinkoklingacik It's not dark. It's deep. It's so deep that it's dark. I would let both my hands amputated if that meant Shostakovich could write another symphony. I am not joking.

[satnikigor]

majstor petorice

[AlannTH]

Great Post.

[abrakadabraham1]

breathtaking and so moving!

[udottor]

great selection! Many thanks for discovering how photogenic he was.

[ihosvany]

not at 2:41

[allabilli]

fine work!

nice to see that lots of people love the music

of dmitri dmitrovich.

i visited his grave at novodivitchi cimetary

a few steps away from the other fantastic musician david oistrach.

greetings from belgium,

alain

of corse 5***** !

[spacecadet2016]

Thank you indeed. Excellent choice of music and recording (details would be nice). Great sequence of pics.

[shavkatikk]

Sorry for Alfred Schnittke's picture. It wasn't supposed to be there...

[wilkiemart]

@shavkatikk but everybody loves alfred schnittke!

[holycrosssydney]

I watched the Sydney Symphony Orchestra play this a few weeks ago - i sat right behind the brass and percussion to get the full force of it blasting through me - if you haven't seen it played live ( along with Symphony No 11 ) then you haven't lived!

[elnitrolezama]

Shostakovich uno de los mejores compositores de la era sovietica y del siglo 20, simplemente una musica perfectamente arreglada y estilizada, nunca te olvidaremos compañero!!

[christopherwildman]

Its such a pity we have no interviews or quality footage of him but these photos are really interesting andthe next best thing visauly thank you for this

[shavkatikk]

There are some videos in my channel only in Russian and without subtitles.

[ravizzotti]

Sehr schön. Welche Werke ist das?

Which work is this?

[shavkatikk]

Dmitri Shostakovich's 8th symphony

[shavkatikk]

Feel the power of Soviet music!

[marialaenalion]

Wagner ruso

[qpcm]

just beatiful :D

que hermoso uno de mi idolos de clásica

[woodyaan]

check this too; Gustavo Dudamel / SBYOV Shostakovich Symphony 10 II. Allegro

[woodyaan]

This is a universe of pain and screams brought down from heaven as music! This is something which is so human...it is behind human. It is THE PROTEST OF GOD!!!

[IronHorsehead]

Lame.

[wilkiemart]

@IronHorsehead flame

[OpioDeChuva]

FUCKIN GRINGOS CAPITALISM SUCKS

[AsTheWaterFalls]

This is personally one of my favourite symphonies. Genius!

[jorgepba]

Excellent montage of photos!!! Shostakovich 8th symphony absolutelly amazing

[Riffitus]

Oh full of raging emotions!!! i like it!

[drmichaelpt]

Really great photos, helps "flesh" out the incredible music this man has given us. Thank you

[crissotine]

My God !! Just fabulous !

[streamrider7]

oh my god! that might be the most amazing piece of music i've ever heard!

[XlUFOlX]

i lie it! im working on a project on him right now :)

[0bassoon]

its a great montage of photos!!! well done!!!especially to a great allegro 3rd movement---

[woodyaan]

But how can he be a 'communist?' How can communist Russia give a giant mind and soul like this? It is puzzling me..

[leontud]

the government was communist not him.

[Ctotheonst]

wrong answer... why shouldnt he "give a giant mind and soul like this"? it absolutely does not matter what political background he has.. on my opinion..

[fat0nick]

It is puzzling only brainwashed usa citizen.

[shavkatikk]

Listen to his Chamber symphony in my channel!

[woodyaan]

What is this? WhAT IS THIS? This music takes over my ALL SENSES.Over my whole being. I am sobbing ....What is this?.....

[avakrob]

This is his 8th symphony

[Entropy56]

Yeah! Crank it up!

[rafa149208]

Fytko, puedes dar algún dato más del libro "Europa Central" que mencionas? Año, editorial. Supongo que eres español.

[1212818181815]

you are so right!his music is from the olympus - with So much feeling , pride ,purity ,the outmost expression of the human spirit-Thank you

[Fytko]

Recomiendo a todos el libro "Europa Central" el cual trata como eje central sobre la vida y miseria de este genial compositor.

[bertranz123]

Great clip... at present, unbelievably, this is the only recording of this movement that comes up on a youtube search. Thanks for uploading it.

[prunyi]

Shostakovich: one of the greatest composers of all times!!!

[nachogoras]

es inherente una pasión desbordada aunada a la aflicción de la guerra. Una demostración feheciente de la irasibilidad musical.

[VonRichter]

RE: oriola26:

His music has made my life better immeasurably.

[monstrzlodei]

so chilling

[northerbrewer]

It is, and its amazing how a change in tempo and a different conductor can take some thing he wrote and make it sound light while abother brings out the darkness.

So much feeling, some is just crap written for political reasons, some is political but hidden in layers that makes you think and question.

Sometimes it feels like he is speaking directly to me threw his music.

[anaklasis]

I don't understand why a Schnittke's pic appears.

[Jafuet]

hm...3:54...and some are repeating...probably mistakes with such quantity of photos

[lerp3254]

AMAZING man. That's all I have to say.

[nikolaos333]

We have something the common. The admiration for D. SHOSTAKOVICH. He is my beloved Composer. I hear his Music daily (from 1970 until today). A lot of photographs that you present are very infrequent. Thousand thanks!

[VonRichter]

RE: nikolas333

I doubt I would even be alive if I didn't have Shosty.

[shavkatikk]

I propose that Dmitri Shostakovich be sanctified

[Nitervol]

I totaly agree sanctify him! Nice recording of this peice, whos the conductor?

[shavkatikk]

Rudolf Barshai

[Nitervol]

Never heard of him lol sorry, whats the cd, i want to get it.

[shavkatikk]

Try googling his name...

[shavkatikk]

I live in Moscow, very close to where DSCH used to live before he died in 1975....

[nibelungensohn]

This is a total kick-ass performance. Its nice to know that it is Rudolf Barshai. I used to see him conduct the Vancouver Symphony.

[ihosvany]

watch*

[WG164]

This is pretty good.

[krzysiekb]

What is the music? Is this Shostakovich?

[shavkatikk]

Symphony 8, third movement

[krzysiekb]

Thanks a lot, I've known this piece for years but I have never found out the composer; anyway, I am pretty sure that when I was 10 I didn't know who Shostakovich was :)

[prunyi]

Very intelligent question!