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Dmitry Shostakovich, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Shostakovich: The Limpid Stream
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (29) - Disc #1
1. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 1 Overture: Allegro
2. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 2 Adagio - Allegro - Allegro vivo
3. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 3 March: Allegretto
4. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 4 Allegretto
5. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 5 Allegretto - Tempo de mazurka
6. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 7 Scene And Waltz - Entr'acte: Allegretto
7. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 8 Feast: Allegro
8. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 9 Allegro
9. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 12 Scene 2: Moderato con moto
10. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 13 Waltz
11. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 14 Allegro
12. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act I - No. 15 Presto
13. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 20 Invitation to the meerting: Adagio
14. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 21 Allegro
15. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 22 Andantino
16. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 25 Adagio
17. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 27 Variation
18. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 28 Coda: Allegro
19. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 29 Adagio
20. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 31 Variation
21. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 32 Coda: Allegro
22. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 33 Allegro poco moderato
23. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act II - No. 35 Coda: Presto
24. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act III - No. 36 Allegro molto
25. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act III - No. 37
26. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act III - No. 40 Variation: Allegro
27. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act III - No. 41 Pizzicato: Allegretto
28. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act III - No. 42 Variation: Allegro
29. The Limpid Stream, Op. 39: Act III - No. 44 Final dance: Allegro

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CD Details

All Artists: Dmitry Shostakovich, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Shostakovich: The Limpid Stream
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 2/20/1996
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 095115942321

Synopsis

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This is the third of Shostakovich's early ballets, and the one that got him into the most trouble. It was enjoying a successful run at the same time as his opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, when Stalin saw both works and was horrified. The resulting ostracism almost destroyed Shostakovich, both as a composer and as a person, and it was only after he composed the Fifth Symphony that he was officially "rehabilitated." This is all the more surprising when you consider that the musical language of this ballet is much more conservative than the previous two examples. It's not great music, but it's never less than entertaining, and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky makes the most of it. --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

For all lovers of Ballet!

Brett Farrell | Cape May, NJ USA | 04/12/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am a definite fan of Dimitri Shostakovich but I prefer his more main stream pieces to his more modern sounding pieces. The Limpid stream falls more in the main stream catagory. This piece is very melodious and catchy. You can tell it is still a very modern score but for Shostakovich it is mainstream. Each piece of the first act bubbles and culminates in a very grand waltz (with traces of his jazz waltz). Than act 2 starts out even more sprightly than act 1 but starts to slow down. And finally the whole piece ends in a very deep, soft , but grand finale.

The ballet's story is about soviet russian engineers coming to Cuba to build a damn. Hardly a plot seeming worthy of such music as this but as we don't have to watch these engineers build the dam it hardly matters.

This ballet is a must for any lover of ballet. The music is highly addictive and beautiful. I couldn't stop listening to it for at least a month and even now I'm not tired of it. It just gets visited a little less."