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...second movement offered the sharp contrast of a defective military drumbeat followed by a quirky bassoon solo. In a mix of styles, the muted trumpets that became a favorite of Shostakovich were soon followed by a deep brass hymnal that brought the listener back to Brahms. Here, the Philharmonic's brass section finally showed its depth...
Similarities to Shostakovich also spread into the third movement, where a two-note third was the subject of extensive development. Isolated events in the winds, often based upon a motif of rolling scales up and down, set off punctuation in the brass and strings. At the tranquil end of the movement, the drumbeat returned with a soft flute trill. The wind soloists were all more than competent...
...orchestra had been struggling for years. Cutting back the season, from 40 weeks in 1980 to 23 weeks in 1990, didn't help. The symphony's demise left it owing $75,000 in back insurance premiums, $29,000 in pension contributions and nearly $100,000 in conductor Dmitri Shostakovich's salary...
...SHOSTAKOVICH: COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS. The Manhattan String Quartet (ESS.A.Y). In the 16 years since his death, Shostakovich's reputation has soared, partly on the strength of these 15 brillant quartets: personal, searingly intimate utterances that represent the flip side of the composer's symphonic-apparatchik persona. The Manhattanites, playing with understanding, cohesion and sharpness, reveal the man behind the mask...
...SHOSTAKOVICH: COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS. The Manhattan String Quartet (ESS.A.Y). In the 16 years since his death, Shostakovich's reputation has soared, partly on the strength of these 15 brillant quartets: personal, searingly intimate utterances that represent the flip side of the composer's symphonic-apparatchik persona. The Manhattanites, playing with understanding, cohesion and sharpness, reveal the man behind the mask...