Shostakovich: Film Music from "The Gadfly" & "Pirogov"
CML call number: CD/CLASSICAL/Shostakovich
Performers: José Serebrier conducting the Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
According to Maestro Serebrier's notes: "Shostakovich wrote more music for films than for any other medium, and yet this substantial output (over 30 scores) remains unknown. Except for a couple of fragments from The Gadfly that have become very popular (one even used as the theme of a TV series [i.e., 'Reilly']), the rest of his film music is surrounded by mystery. … The Gadfly was based on a novel by the late 19th century writer E. L. Voynich. It takes place in 1840 in Austrian-occupied Italy. The subject appealed to the Soviets of 1955: the Italian national struggle and the conflicts between state and church. The 'Gadfly' is a revolutionary leader, so called because his 'sting' had become legend. The illegitimate son of a cardinal, he is finally captured and shot by a firing squad. … Pirogov (1947) was a film based on the life of Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, a Russian doctor who became famous for the defense of Sevastopol during the Crimean War."
Released in 1987, new to our collection. Our thanks to the anonymous donor!
Performers: José Serebrier conducting the Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
According to Maestro Serebrier's notes: "Shostakovich wrote more music for films than for any other medium, and yet this substantial output (over 30 scores) remains unknown. Except for a couple of fragments from The Gadfly that have become very popular (one even used as the theme of a TV series [i.e., 'Reilly']), the rest of his film music is surrounded by mystery. … The Gadfly was based on a novel by the late 19th century writer E. L. Voynich. It takes place in 1840 in Austrian-occupied Italy. The subject appealed to the Soviets of 1955: the Italian national struggle and the conflicts between state and church. The 'Gadfly' is a revolutionary leader, so called because his 'sting' had become legend. The illegitimate son of a cardinal, he is finally captured and shot by a firing squad. … Pirogov (1947) was a film based on the life of Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, a Russian doctor who became famous for the defense of Sevastopol during the Crimean War."
Released in 1987, new to our collection. Our thanks to the anonymous donor!
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