Birthday Series

Dmitri Shostakovich

Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

A celebration of the life and music of the Russian composer,
Dmitri Shostakovich (September 25, 1906 - August 9, 1975)

David Playfair, baritone
Catherine Sulem, violin
Gretchen Paxson-Abberger, violin
Elizabeth Morris, viola
Michelle Kyle, cello and piano
Maria Thorburn, narrator

  Dmitri Shostakovich


Four Songs to Words by Dolmatovsky for voice and piano, op. 86
  The Homeland Hears
Rescue Me
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Sleep, My Darling Boy
 
String Quartet No. 6 in G major, op. 101
  Allegretto
Moderato con moto
Lento
Lento - Allegretto
 
Intermission
 
Five Romances on Verses by Dolmatovsky for bass and piano, op. 98
  The Day of Our First Meeting
The Day of Declaration of Love
The Day of Tiffs
The Day of Happiness
The Day of Reminiscences
 
Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
  Prelude - The Gadfly (film), op. 97
Gavotte - The Human Comedy (play), op. 37
Elegy - The Limpid Stream (ballet), op. 39
Waltz - The Tale of the Priest and His Servant Balda (animated cartoon), op. 36
Polka - The Limpid Stream (ballet), op. 39
 
Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin to Texts by Dostoyevsky for bass and piano, op. 146
  The Love of Captain Lebyadkin
The Cockroach
The Ball for the Benefit of Governesses
A Shining Personality
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