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Shostakovich's other passion

Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich loved music and football, or as we call it, soccer. Dmitri Braginsky writes about it in his book: "Shostakovich and Football - Escape to Freedom." On today's show, Fred Child speaks with Braginsky about the sporty side of Dmitri Shostakovich, and we'll hear music from his Shostakovich's ballet about, yes, a soccer game.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Dmitri Shostakovich: The Golden Age: Tahiti Trot
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Shostakovich: Waltzes
Delos 3257

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Mourning (Trauersinfonie)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Richard Egarr, fortepiano and conductor
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Beth Everett from Scottsbluff, NE

Dmitri Shostakovich: The Golden Age: Scene 4 Movement 22 Football Match
Royal Scottish National Symphony; Jose Serebrier, conductor
Shostakovich: The Golden Age
Naxos 570217

Dmitri Shostakovich: The Golden Age: Scene 6 Movement 15 Final Dance of Solidarity
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
Shostakovich: The Golden Age
Naxos 570217

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: Sonatine, M. 40: I. Modere
Julien Brocal, piano
Mompou & Ravel: Reflections
Rubicon NA

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: Movement 1
Annelle K. Gregory, violin; Sphinx Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Wilkins, conductor
The Sphinx Organization, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, Detroit, MI

Jan Dismas Zelenka: Sinfonia in A Minor for Orchestra, ZWV 189
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN

Federico Mompou: Paisajes: Mvt 1 - The Fountain and the Bells
Julien Brocal, piano
Tippet Rise Arts Center, The Olivier Music Barn, Fishtail, MT

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