Naxos	Although the symphonies, string quartets and concertos represent the core of his achievement, Shostakovich had wide sympathies across the musical spectrum: hence his oft-repeated comment that he enjoyed all music from Bach to Offenbach. Moreover, the revival in recent years of such works as his 1958 musical Moscow-Cheryomushki attests to a composer who entered into the spirit of ‘light music’ with enjoyment and enthusiasm. All of the works on this disc will come as a surprise to those who know Shostakovich only as a concert composer in the Beethovenian tradition. Shostakovich’s involvement in popular music came about quite fortuitously, as the result of a bet with the conductor Nikolay Malko, who had given the first performance of the First Symphony in 1926, to orchestrate Vincent Youmans’ famous number Tea for Two from his musical No No Nanette. Challenged to complete his orchestration within an hour, Shostakovich needed only forty minutes. The result, alternately witty and nostalgic, was first heard in Moscow on 25th November 1928, when Malko performed it under the title Tahiti Trot.
Disc No: 8.553547-48
Price: Sek. 148 (2CD)
Name: Frescobaldi - Organ Harpsichord Works
Order

Composer	Opus	Music	Key	Performer
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Prima un soggieto		Sergio Vartolo, organ
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Seconda Sopra un soggietto solo
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Terza Sopra un soggietto solo
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Quarta Sopra doi soggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Quinta Sopra doi soggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Sesta Sopra doi soggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Settima Sopra tre (s)oggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Ottava Sopra tre soggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Nona Sopra tre soggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Decima Sopra quattro soggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Undecima Sopra quattro soggietti
Frescobaldi, Girolamo		Fantasia Duodecima Sopra quattro soggietti

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