Dimitri Schostakowitsch (1906-1975): Das goldene Zeitalter (Ges.-Auf.)

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Detailed Information

  • Artist: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier
  • Label: Naxos , DDD, 2006
  • Order number: 8402815
  • Release date: 23.10.2006

Disk 1 von 2

  1. 1 Prelude Start
  2. 2 Procession Of The Guests Of Honour Start
  3. 3 Inspection Of The Display Windows Start
  4. 4 Demonstration Of 'Important' Exhibits. Appearance Of The Soviet Football Team Start
  5. 5 Magician-Advertising Agent. Dance Of The 'Hindu' Start
  6. 6 Boxing As An Advertising Stunt Start
  7. 7 Scandal During The Boxing Match. Entrance Of The Police Start
  8. 8 Dance Of The Golden Youths Start
  9. 9 Dance Of Diva (Adagio) Start
  10. 10 Appearance Of The Soviet Football Team And Diva's Variations Start
  11. 11 Soviet Dance Start
  12. 12 Diva Asks The Leader Of The Soviet Team To Dance With Her
  13. 13 Dance And Scene Of Diva And The Fascist Start
  14. 14 Dance Of The Black Man And Two Soviet Football Players Start
  15. 15 The Supposed Terrorist ('The Hand Of Moscow') Start
  16. 16 General Confusion. The Embarrassment Of The Fascists Start
  17. 17 A Rare Case Of Mass Hysteria Start
  18. 18 Conversation Between The Director Of The Exhibition And The Fascist
  19. 19 Foxtrot...Foxtrot...Foxtrot Start
  20. 20 Mime Of The Agents Provocateurs, Provocation And Arrest (Galop) Start
  21. 21 Procession Of The Workers To The Stadium. Dance Of The Young Pioneers. Sports Games Start
  22. 22 Football Match Start

Disk 2 von 2

  1. 1 Intermezzo 'Everybody Amuses Oneself In One's Own Way'
  2. 2 Dance Of The Western Komsomol Girl And Four Sportsmen
  3. 3 Sports Contests. Joint Sports Dance
  4. 4 Scene And Exit Of The Soviet Team
  5. 5 Entr'acte 'Tea For Two'
  6. 6 Chechotka (Tap-dance): 'Shoe Shine Of The Highest Grade'
  7. 7 Tango
  8. 8 Polka: Once Upon A Time In Geneva-'Angel Of Peace'
  9. 9 The Touching Coalition Of The Classes, Slightly Fraudulent
  10. 10 Entrance Of Diva And The Fascist; Their Dance
  11. 11 Can-can
  12. 12 Prelude
  13. 13 Scene Of The Freeing Of The Prisoners
  14. 14 Total Unveiling Of The Conspiracy. The Bourgeoisie In Panic
  15. 15 Final Dance Of Solidarity

Product Information

The three full-length ballet scores that Dmitry Shostakovich wrote between 1925 and 1935 remain among his least known works. The Golden Age revolves around the visit of a Soviet football team to a Western city (referred to as 'U-town') at the time of an industrial exhibition, only for its heroic sporting and social endeavours constantly to be undermined by hostile administrators, decadent artistes and corrupt officials. Even before its premiere Shostakovich had prepared a suite, including the famous Polka (Naxos 8.553126), which barely hints at the dissonant harmonies and intricate contrapuntal designs to be found elsewhere in the ballet. This recording is the first to present the work complete with all repeats observed, enabling listeners to assess the ballet in all its exhilarating and, at times, anarchic intensity.

Press comments

H. Koegler in FonoForum 02 / 07: "Da die Interpretation dieses musikalischen Cartoons durch das Royal Scottish National Orchestra unter José Serebrier nichts an ätzender Schärfe zu wünschen übrig lässt und die Klangtechnik den instrumentalen Konturen noch gleichsam ein Stahlkorsett eingezogen hat, explodiert diese Ballettbombe."

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