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Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throug ...
typically catalogued his compositions and occasionally his arrangements of other composers' music with opus numbers. He began this practice with the early Scherzo in F-sharp minor and continued until the end of his life. Nevertheless, most of his juvenilia, unfinished works from his artistic maturity (such as the operas ''
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'' and '' The Gamblers''), and numerous completed works were left unnumbered. There were also instances when Shostakovich took an opus number assigned to one work, then gave it to another, or was undecided about the numbering of a finished composition. Further complicating the matter was an error he committed in compiling his own music in the 1930s. This led to his soundtracks for ''
The Youth of Maxim ''The Youth of Maxim'' (russian: Юность Максима) is a 1935 Soviet historical drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, the first part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker named Maxim. Plot In 1910, ...
'' and '' Girl Friends'' sharing the same opus number.


By genre


Symphonies

* Op. 10: Symphony No. 1 in F minor (1923–1925) * Op. 14: Symphony No. 2 in B major, ''To October'', for mixed chorus and orchestra (1927) * Op. 20: Symphony No. 3 in E major, ''The First of May'', for mixed chorus and orchestra (1929) * Op. 43: Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1935–1936) * Op. 47: Symphony No. 5 in D minor (1937) * Op. 54: Symphony No. 6 in B minor (1939) * Op. 60: Symphony No. 7 in C major, ''Leningrad'' (1941) * Op. 65: Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1943) * Op. 70: Symphony No. 9 in E major (1945) * Op. 93: Symphony No. 10 in E minor (1953) * Op. 103: Symphony No. 11 in G minor, ''The Year 1905'' (1957) * Op. 112: Symphony No. 12 in D minor, ''The Year 1917'' (1961) * Op. 113: Symphony No. 13 in B minor, ''Babi-Yar'', for bass, bass chorus, and orchestra (1962) * Op. 135: Symphony No. 14, for soprano, bass, string orchestra, and percussion (1969) * Op. 141: Symphony No. 15 in A major (1971)


Concertos

* Op. 35: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor (1933); also known as the Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra * Op. 77: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor (1947–1948, originally published as Op. 99) * Op. 102: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major (1957) * Op. 107: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E major (1959) * Op. 126: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major (1966) * Op. 129: Violin Concerto No. 2 in C minor (1967)


Suites

* Op. 15a: Suite from '' The Nose'', for tenor, baritone, and orchestra (1927–1928) * Op. 22a: Suite from ''The Age of Gold'', for orchestra (1929–1930) * Op. 27a: Suite from ''The Bolt'', for orchestra (1931) * Op. 30a: Suite from '' Golden Mountains'', for orchestra (1931) * Op. 32a: Suite from ''Hamlet'', for small orchestra (1932) * Op. 36a: Suite from ''
The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda "The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda" (russian: «Сказка о попе и о работнике его Балде», Skazka o pope i o rabotnike yego Balde) is a fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin. Pushkin wrote the tale ...
'' (1935) * Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 (1934) * Op. 39a: Suite from ''
The Limpid Stream ''The Limpid Stream'' (russian: Светлый ручей, also translated as ''The Bright Stream'') is a ballet in 3 acts, 4 scenes, composed by Dmitri Shostakovich on the libretto by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov, with choreography by F ...
'', for orchestra (1934–1935) * Op. 50a: Suite from ''The Maxim Trilogy'' for chorus and orchestra (1938) * Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 (3 movements) (1938) * Op. 64a: Suite from '' Zoya'', for chorus and orchestra (1944, arranged by
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) * Op. 75a: Suite from '' The Young Guard'' (1951, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 76a: Suite from '' Pirogov'', for orchestra (1947, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 78a: Suite from '' Michurin'', for chorus and orchestra (1964, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 80a: Suite from '' Meeting on the Elbe'', for voices and orchestra (1948) * Op. 82a: Suite from '' The Fall of Berlin'', for chorus and orchestra (1949, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Ballet Suite No. 1, for orchestra (1949, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Ballet Suite No. 2, for orchestra (1951, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Ballet Suite No. 3, for orchestra (1953, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Ballet Suite No. 4, for orchestra (1953, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 85a: Suite from '' Belinsky'', for chorus and orchestra (1960, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 89a: Suite from ''
The Unforgettable Year 1919 ''The Unforgettable Year 1919'' (russian: Незабываемый 1919 год, Nezabyvaemyy 1919 god) is a 1951 Soviet historical drama film directed by Mikheil Chiaureli. Plot May 1919. The city of Petrograd, the Bolsheviks' stronghold in Rus ...
'', for orchestra (1953, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 97a: Suite from ''The Gadfly'', for orchestra (1955, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 99a: Suite from ''The First Echelon'', for chorus and orchestra (1956) * Suite for Variety Orchestra (8 movements) (post-1956) * Op. 111a: Suite from '' Five Days, Five Nights'', for orchestra (1961) * Op. 114a: Suite of Five Fragments from the opera ''Katarina Izmailova'', for orchestra (1963) * Op. 116a: Suite from ''Hamlet'', for orchestra (1964, arranged by Levon Atovmyan) * Op. 120a: Suite from ''A Year Is Like a Lifetime'', for orchestra (1965)


Miscellaneous symphonic works

* Op. 1: Scherzo in F minor, for orchestra (1919) * Op. 3: Theme and Variations in B major, for orchestra (1921–1922) * Op. 7: Scherzo in E major, for orchestra (1923–1924) * Op. 23: Overture and Finale to
Erwin Dressel Erwin Dressel (10 June 1909, in Berlin – 17 December 1972, in Berlin) was a German composer and pianist. Following the success of his incidental music for Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing'', Dressel wrote many operas for the Deutsche Staat ...
's opera ''Armer Columbus'', for orchestra (1929) * ''The Green Company'', overture for orchestra (1931) * Op. 42: Five Fragments, for small orchestra (1935) * ''Solemn March'', for military band/wind orchestra (1942) * Three Pieces, for orchestra (1947–1948) * Op. 96:
Festive Overture The ''Festive Overture'' ( rus, Праздничная увертюра, Prazdnichnaya uvertyura), Op. 96 is an orchestral work composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1954. Commissioned for the Bolshoi Theatre's celebration of the 37th anniversary of ...
in A major, for orchestra (1954) * Op. 111b: ''Novorossiisk Chimes, the Flame of Eternal Glory'', for orchestra (1960) * Op. 115: ''Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes'', for orchestra (1963) * Op. 130: ''Funeral-Triumphal Prelude'', for orchestra (1967) * Op. 131: ''
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'', symphonic poem in C minor for orchestra (1967) * Op. 139: " March of the Soviet Militia", for military band/wind orchestra (1970) * '' Intervision'', for orchestra (1971)


String quartets

* Two Pieces for string quartet (1931) (arranged from ''Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' and from ''The Golden Age'') * Op. 49: String Quartet No. 1 in C major (1938) * Op. 68: String Quartet No. 2 in A major (1944) * Op. 73: String Quartet No. 3 in F major (1946) * Op. 83: String Quartet No. 4 in D major (1949) * Op. 92: String Quartet No. 5 in B major (1952) * Op. 101: String Quartet No. 6 in G major (1956) * Op. 108: String Quartet No. 7 in F minor (1960) * Op. 110: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor (1960) * Quartet Movement in E major (surviving movement of an early version of the String Quartet No. 9; circa 1960) * Op. 117: String Quartet No. 9 in E major (1964) * Op. 118: String Quartet No. 10 in A major (1964) * Op. 122: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor (1966) * Op. 133: String Quartet No. 12 in D major (1968) * Op. 138: String Quartet No. 13 in B minor (1970) * Op. 142: String Quartet No. 14 in F major (1972–1973) * Op. 144: String Quartet No. 15 in E minor (1974)


Other chamber/instrumental works

* Op. 8: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor (1923) * Op. 9: Three Pieces, for cello and piano (1923–1924, lost; a fourth piece may have been destroyed by the composer) * Op. 11: Two Pieces, for string octet (1924–1925)Heyer, 2012. p.22 * Op. 33 ic Impromptu (Экспромт), for viola and piano (1931) * Op. 40:
Cello Sonata A cello sonata is usually a sonata written for solo cello with piano accompaniment. The most famous Romantic-era cello sonatas are those written by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were written in the 1 ...
in D minor (1934) * Op. 40a: Moderato, for cello and piano (1934) * Op. 57:
Piano Quintet In classical music, a piano quintet is a work of chamber music written for piano and four other instruments, most commonly a string quartet (i.e., two violins, viola, and cello). The term also refers to the group of musicians that plays a pian ...
in G minor (1940) * Op. 58i: Polka in F minor, for two harps (1941) * Op. 67: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor (1944) * Op. 134:
Violin Sonata A violin sonata is a musical composition for violin, often accompanied by a keyboard instrument and in earlier periods with a bass instrument doubling the keyboard bass line. The violin sonata developed from a simple baroque form with no fixed form ...
(1968) * Op. 147:
Viola Sonata The viola sonata is a sonata for viola, sometimes with other instruments, usually piano. The earliest viola sonatas are difficult to date for a number of reasons: *in the Baroque era, there were many works written for the viola da gamba, includin ...
(1975)


Piano

* Op. 2: Eight Preludes (1919–1920) * Minuet, Prelude, and Intermezzo (1917 or 1919–1920) * ''Murzilka'' (1920) * Op. 5:
Three Fantastic Dances The ''Three Fantastic Dances'' (russian: link=no, Три фантастических танца, Tri fantasticheskikh tantsa), Op. 5 are a set of three piano pieces composed by Dmitri Shostakovich while he was a student at the Petrograd Conse ...
(1922) * Op. 6: Suite in F minor for two pianos (1922) * Op. 12: Sonata No. 1 (1926) * Op. 13: ''Aphorisms'' (1927) * Op. 34: 24 Preludes (1932–1933) * Op. 61: Sonata No. 2 in B minor (1943) * Op. 69: ''
Children's Notebook ''Children's Notebook'' (russian: Детская тетрадь, Detskaya tetrad), also known as ''A Child's Exercise Book'', Op. 69 is a suite for piano composed by Dmitri Shostakovich. Although precise dating is uncertain, it is believed to ...
'' (1944–1945) * ''Merry March'' for two pianos (1949) * Op. 87: 24 Preludes and Fugues (1950-1951) * ''Dances of the Dolls'' (1952) * Op. 94: Concertino in A minor for two pianos (1953) * Tarantella for two pianos (1954) * Variations VIII, IX, and XI for the Eleven Variations on a Theme by Glinka (1957)


Operas

* ''The Gypsies'', opera after
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
(1919–1920; partially destroyed) * Op. 15: '' The Nose'', satirical opera in three acts (and an epilogue) after
Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...
(1927–1928); also a suite for orchestra (see Op. 15a) * Op. 29: '' Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'', opera in four acts after Leskov (1930–1934); later revised as ''Katerina Ismailova'' (see Op. 114); also a suite for orchestra (see Op. 29a) * ''
The Big Lightning ''The Big Lightning'' (also sometimes ''The Great Lightning'', russian: Большая молния, ''Bolshaya molniya'') is an unfinished opera sketched in 1932 by Dmitri Shostakovich. The manuscript was found by Olga Digonskaya.Orango Orango is one of the Bijagós Islands, located off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. At , it is the largest island in the archipelago. The island has a population of 1,250 (2009 census); the largest village is Eticoga.
'', satirical opera in three acts (and a prologue) (1932; unfinished) * ''
The Twelve Chairs ''The Twelve Chairs'' ( rus, Двенадцать стульев, Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a classic satirical novel by the Odesan Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden ...
'', operetta (1939; unfinished sketches) * ''Katyusha Maslova'', opera after
Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...
's novel ''
Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, which ...
'' (1940–1941; unfinished sketches) * ''The Gamblers'', opera after Gogol (1941–1942; unfinished); completion in two acts by
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in 1978 * Op. 105: ''
Moscow, Cheryomushki ''Moscow, Cheryomushki'' (russian: Москва, Черёмушки, link=no; ''Moskva, Cheryómushki'') is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich, his Op. 105. It is sometimes referred to as simply ''Cheryomushki''. Cheryomushki is ...
'', operetta in three acts (1957–1958); also a film version (see Op. 105a) * Op. 114: ''Katerina Ismailova'', opera in four acts after Leskov (1956–1963); revision of ''Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' (see Op. 29); also a suite of five entr'actes (see Op. 114a) and a film version


Ballets

* Op. 22: '' The Golden Age'', three acts (1929–1930) * Op. 27: '' The Bolt'', three acts (1930–1931) * Op. 39: ''
The Limpid Stream ''The Limpid Stream'' (russian: Светлый ручей, also translated as ''The Bright Stream'') is a ballet in 3 acts, 4 scenes, composed by Dmitri Shostakovich on the libretto by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov, with choreography by F ...
'' (also translated as ''The Bright Stream''), three acts (1934–1935; some numbers recycled from Op. 27) * ''The Lady and the Hooligan'', one act (7 scenes) (1962; compiled and arranged from the scores of Ops. 27, 39, 40, 50a, 95, and 97 by Levon Atovmyan) * ''The Dreamers'', four acts (1975; compiled from the scores of Ops. 22 and 27 by the composer and Sergei Sapozhnikov)


Film scores

* Op. 18: Music to the silent film ''
The New Babylon ''The New Babylon'' (russian: Новый Вавилон, Novyy Vavilon alt. title: russian: Штурм неба, Shturm neba) is a 1929 silent historical drama film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The film deals w ...
'' for small orchestra (1929) * Op. 26: Music to the film '' Alone'' (1930–1931) * Op. 30: Music to the film '' Golden Mountains'' (1931) * Op. 33: Music to the film ''
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'' (1932) * Op. 36: Music to the animated film ''
The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda "The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda" (russian: «Сказка о попе и о работнике его Балде», Skazka o pope i o rabotnike yego Balde) is a fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin. Pushkin wrote the tale ...
'' for chamber orchestra (1933–1934) * Op. 38: Music to the film '' Love and Hate'' (russian: Любовь и ненависть) (1934) * Op. 41: Music to the film '' Girl Friends'' (1934–1935) * Op. 41a: Music to the film ''
The Youth of Maxim ''The Youth of Maxim'' (russian: Юность Максима) is a 1935 Soviet historical drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, the first part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker named Maxim. Plot In 1910, ...
'' (1934–1935) * Op. 45: Music to the film '' The Return of Maxim'' (1936–1937) * Op. 48: Music to the film ''Volochayev Days'' (1936–1937) * Op. 50: Music to the film '' The Vyborg Side'' (1938) * Op. 51: Music to the film ''
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'' (1938) * Op. 52: Music to the film ''
The Great Citizen ''The Great Citizen'' (russian: Великий гражданин, Velikiy grazhdanin) is a 1938 Soviet biopic film directed by Fridrikh Ermler. A fictionalized biography of Sergei Kirov (the character's name is Shakhov), the film was intended as ...
'', first part (1938) * Op. 53: Music to the film ''
The Man with the Gun ''The Man with the Gun'' (russian: Человек с ружьём, Chelovek s ruzhyom, Person with a rifle) is a 1938 Soviet history drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The film takes place during the October Revolution, when the army ...
'' (1938) * Op. 55: Music to the film ''
The Great Citizen ''The Great Citizen'' (russian: Великий гражданин, Velikiy grazhdanin) is a 1938 Soviet biopic film directed by Fridrikh Ermler. A fictionalized biography of Sergei Kirov (the character's name is Shakhov), the film was intended as ...
'', second part (1939) * Op. 56: Music to the animated film ''The Silly Little Mouse'' (1939) * Op. 59: Music to the film ''The Adventures of Korzinkina'' (1940) * Op. 64: Music to the film '' Zoya'' (1944) * Op. 71: Music to the film '' Simple People'' (1945) * Op. 75: Music to the film '' The Young Guard'' (1947–1948) * Op. 76: Music to the film '' Pirogov'' (1947) * Op. 78: Music to the film '' Michurin'' (1948) * Op. 80: Music to the film '' Meeting on the Elbe'' for voices and piano (1948) * Op. 82: Music to the film '' The Fall of Berlin'' (1949) * Op. 85: Music to the film '' Belinsky'' for orchestra and chorus (1950) * Op. 89: Music to the film ''
The Unforgettable Year 1919 ''The Unforgettable Year 1919'' (russian: Незабываемый 1919 год, Nezabyvaemyy 1919 god) is a 1951 Soviet historical drama film directed by Mikheil Chiaureli. Plot May 1919. The city of Petrograd, the Bolsheviks' stronghold in Rus ...
'' (1951) * Op. 95: Music to the film ''Song of the Great Rivers'' (1954) * Op. 97: Music to the film ''
The Gadfly ''The Gadfly'' is a novel by Irish-born British writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and upris ...
'' (1955) * Op. 99: Music to the film ''
The First Echelon ''The First Echelon'' (russian: Первый эшелон, translit. Pervyy eshelon) is a 1955 Soviet film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, for which Dimitri Shostakovich wrote the music. A touching romance between the Secretary of the Komsom ...
'' (1955–1956) * Op. 105a: Music to the film Moscow, ''Cheryomushki''(1962) * Op. 111: Music to the film '' Five Days, Five Nights'' (1960) * Op. 114b: Music to the film '' Katerina Izmailova'' (1966) * Op. 116: Music to the film ''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' after
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for orchestra (1963–1964) * Op. 120: Music to the film ''A Year Is Like a Lifetime'' for orchestra (1965) * Op. 132: Music to the film '' Sofiya Perovskaya'' (1967) * Op. 137: Music to the film ''
King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...
'' after
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(1970)


Incidental music

* Op. 19: Music to the comedy ''
The Bedbug ''The Bedbug'' (russian: Клоп, ') is a play by Vladimir Mayakovsky written in 1928-1929 and published originally by '' Molodaya Gvardiya'' magazine (Nos. 3 and 4, 1929), then, as a book, by Gosizdat in 1929. "The faerie comedy in nine picture ...
'' by
Mayakovsky Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (, ; rus, Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский, , vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj, Ru-Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky.ogg, links=y; – 14 Apr ...
(1929) * Op. 24: Music to the play ''The Gunshot'' by Bezymensky (1929) * Op. 25: Music to the play ''Virgin Soil'' by Gorbenko and L'vov (1930) * Op. 28: Music to the play ''Rule, Britannia!'' by
Adrian Piotrovsky Adrian Ivanovich Piotrovsky (russian: Адриа́н Ива́нович Пиотро́вский) ( – 21 November 1937) was a Russian Soviet dramaturge, responsible for creating the synopsis for Sergei Prokofiev's ballet '' Romeo and Juliet''. He ...
(1931) * Op. 31: Music to the stage revue ''Hypothetically Murdered'' by Voyevodin and
Riss The Riss (german: Riß) is a small river in Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, right tributary of the Danube. Its source is in Upper Swabia, between Bad Waldsee and Bad Schussenried. It flows north, through the town of Biberach an der Ris ...
(1931) * Op. 32: Music to the play ''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' by
Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
(1931–1932) * Op. 37: Music to the play ''The Human Comedy'' after Balzac for small orchestra (1933–1934) * Op. 44: Music to the play ''Hail, Spain'' by
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(1936) * Op. 58a: Music to the play ''
King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...
'' by
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(1940) * Op. 63: Music to the spectacle ''Native Country'', suite ''Native Leningrad'' (1942) * Op. 66: Music to the spectacle ''Russian River'' for soloists, choir and orchestra (1944) * Op. 72: Two Songs to the spectacle ''Victorious Spring'' after Svetlov for voices and orchestra (1945)


Choral

* ''The Oath to the People's Commissar'' for bass, chorus and piano (1941) * ''Songs of a Guard's Division'' ("The Fearless Regiments Are On the Move"), marching song for bass and mixed chorus with simple accompaniment for bayan or piano (1941) * ''Russian Folk Songs'' for chorus (1943) * ''Three Russian Folk Songs'' for two soloists and chorus with piano accompaniment (1943) * Op. 74: ''Poem of the Motherland'', cantata for mezzo-soprano, tenor, two baritones, chorus and orchestra (1947) * ''
Rayok A rayok ( rus, раёк, p=rɐˈjɵk, "small paradise") was a Russian fairground peep show. Performed using a box with pictures viewed through magnifying lenses, these were accompanied by lewd rhymed jokes. ''The Fall of Adam and Eve'' was one of ...
'' (Little Paradise) for four voices, chorus and piano (1948) * Op. 81: ''
Song of the Forests The ''Song of the Forests'' (''Песнь о лесах''), Op. 81, is an oratorio by Dmitri Shostakovich composed in the summer of 1949. It was written to celebrate the forestation of the Russian steppes (Great Plan for the Transformation of Nat ...
'', oratorio after Dolmatovsky for tenor, bass soli, mixed & boys' chorus and orchestra (1949) * Op. 86a: ''The Homeland Hears'' for chorus and tenor soloist with wordless chorus (1951) * Op. 88: ''Ten Poems on Texts by Revolutionary Poets'' for chorus and boys' chorus a cappella (1951) * Op. 90: ''
The Sun Shines over Our Motherland ''The Sun Shines Over Our Motherland'' ( rus, Над Родиной нашей солнце сияет), Op.90 is a cantata composed in 1952 by Dimitri Shostakovich, based on a text by Yevgeny Dolmatovsky. Originally titled ''Cantata About the ...
'', cantata after Dolmatovsky for mixed & boys' chorus and orchestra (1952) * Op. 104: ''Cultivation: Two Russian Folk Song Arrangements'' for chorus a cappella (1957) * Op. 119: ''
The Execution of Stepan Razin ''The Execution of Stepan Razin'' (Russian «Казнь Степана Разина») (Op. 119) is a cantata composed by Dimitri Shostakovich to a libretto by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in 1964. The subject is the execution of Stepan Razin, a Cossack le ...
'', cantata after Yevtushenko for bass, mixed chorus and orchestra (1964) * Op. 124: Two Choruses after
Davidenko Davidenko (russian: Давиденко) is a surname, derived from the given name David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դ ...
for chorus and orchestra (1962) * Op. 136: ''
Loyalty Loyalty, in general use, is a devotion and faithfulness to a nation, cause, philosophy, country, group, or person. Philosophers disagree on what can be an object of loyalty, as some argue that loyalty is strictly interpersonal and only another h ...
'', eight ballads after Dolmatovsky for unaccompanied male chorus (1970)


Vocal

* Op. 4: ''Two Fables of Krylov'' for mezzo-soprano, female chorus and chamber orchestra (1922) * Op. 21: ''Six Romances on Texts by Japanese Poets'' for tenor and orchestra (1928–1932) * ''From
Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...
to Our Own Days'', symphonic poem for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (1932) * ''Impromptu: Madrigal'', for voice and piano (1933) * Op. 46: ''Four Romances on Verses by Pushkin'' for bass and piano (1936–1937) * '' Seven Arrangements of Finnish Folk Songs'' for soloists (soprano and tenor) and chamber ensemble (1939) * Op. 62: ''Six Romances on Verses by English Poets'' for bass and piano (1942) * Patriotic Song after Dolmatovsky for voices (1943) * "Song About the Red Army" after Golodny (1943) * Op. 79: ''
From Jewish Folk Poetry ''From Jewish Folk Poetry'', Op. 79, is a song cycle for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich. It uses texts taken from the collection ''Jewish folk songs'', compiled by I. Dobrushin and A. Yuditsky, edited by Y. M. Sok ...
'', song cycle for soprano, contralto, tenor and piano (1948) * Op. 79a: ''
From Jewish Folk Poetry ''From Jewish Folk Poetry'', Op. 79, is a song cycle for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich. It uses texts taken from the collection ''Jewish folk songs'', compiled by I. Dobrushin and A. Yuditsky, edited by Y. M. Sok ...
'', song cycle for soprano, contralto, tenor and orchestra (1948) * Op. 80b: Three Songs from '' Meeting on the Elbe'' for voice and piano (1956) * Op. 84: ''Two Romances on Verses by
Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...
'' for male voice and piano (1950) * Op. 86: ''Four Songs to Words by Dolmatovsky'' for voice and piano (1951) * Op. 91: ''Four Monologues on Verses by
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
'' for bass and piano (1952) * Greek Songs for voice and piano (1952–1953) * ''Pendozalis'', Greek Song for voice and piano (1954) * ''October Dawn'', song for soloists and chorus (1954) * Op. 98: Five Romances on Verses by Dolmatovsky for bass and piano (1954) * Op. 98a: "There Were Kisses", song after Dolmatovsky for voice and piano (1954) * Op. 100: Spanish Songs for (mezzo)soprano and piano (1956) * Op. 109: ''Satires (Pictures of the Past)'', Five Romances on Verses by
Sasha Chorny Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg ( rus, Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Гли́кберг, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲikbʲɪrk, a=Alyexandr Mikhaylovich Glickbyerg.ru.vorb.oga), better known as Sasha Chorny ( rus, ...
for soprano and piano (1960) (arranged for voice and orchestra by B. Tishchenko, 1980) * Op. 121: Five Romances on Texts from the Magazine ''
Krokodil ''Krokodil'' ( rus, Крокодил, p=krəkɐˈdʲil, a= Ru-крокодил.ogg, ) was a satirical magazine published in the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1922 as the satirical supplement to the '' Workers' Gazette'' (called simply «Прил ...
'' for bass and piano (1965) * Op. 123: "Preface to the Complete Collection of My Works and Brief Reflections on this Preface" for bass and piano (1966) * Op. 127: '' Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok'' for soprano, violin, cello and piano (1967) * Op. 128: Romance "Spring, Spring" to Verses by
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
for bass and piano (1967) * Op. 140: ''Six Romances on Verses by English Poets'' for bass and chamber orchestra (1971) * Op. 143: ''Six Poems by
Marina Tsvetayeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева, p=mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈtaɪvə; 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russia ...
'', suite for contralto and piano (1973) * Op. 143a: ''Six Poems by
Marina Tsvetayeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева, p=mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈtaɪvə; 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russia ...
'', suite for contralto and orchestra (1973) * Op. 145: '' Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti'' for bass and piano (1974) * Op. 145a: ''Suite on Verses by Michelangelo Buonarroti'' for bass and orchestra (1975) * Op. 146: ''Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin'' to texts by Dostoevsky for bass and piano (1975)


Orchestrations of music by other composers

* Orchestration of ''I Waited in the Grotto'' by
Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...
for soprano and orchestra (1921) * Op. 16: '' Tahiti-Trot'' for orchestra (1928) * Op. 17: Pastorale and Capriccio: Two Pieces by
Domenico Scarlatti Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, also known as Domingo or Doménico Scarlatti (26 October 1685-23 July 1757), was an Italian composer. He is classified primarily as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the deve ...
for wind orchestra (1928) * Orchestration of ''
The Internationale "The Internationale" (french: "L'Internationale", italic=no, ) is an international anthem used by various communist and socialist groups; currently, it serves as the official anthem of the Communist Party of China. It has been a standard of th ...
'' by
Pierre De Geyter Pierre Chrétien De Geyter (; 8 October 1848 – 26 September 1932) was a Belgian socialist and a composer, known for writing the music of ''The Internationale''. Early life De Geyter was born in Ghent, Belgium, where his parents, originall ...
(1937) * Op. 58: Orchestration of the opera ''
Boris Godunov Borís Fyodorovich Godunóv (; russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов; 1552 ) ruled the Tsardom of Russia as ''de facto'' regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. After the end of his ...
'' by
Modest Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( rus, link=no, Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Modest Petrovich Musorgsky , mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj, Ru-Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky version.ogg; – ) was a Russian compo ...
(1939–1940) * Orchestration of ''Wiener Blut'' by
Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...
(1940) * Orchestration of ''Vergnügungszug'' by Johann Strauss II (1940) * Orchestration of ''27 Romances and Songs Arrangements'' (1941) * Orchestration of ''Eight British and American Folk Songs'' for voice(s) and orchestra (1943) * Orchestration and completion of ''Rothschild's Violin'' by Venyamin Fleishman (1944) * Op. 106: Re-orchestration of ''
Khovanshchina ''Khovanshchina'' ( rus, Хованщина, , xɐˈvanʲɕːɪnə, Ru-Khovanshchina_version.ogg, sometimes rendered ''The Khovansky Affair'') is an opera (subtitled a 'national music drama') in five acts by Modest Mussorgsky. The work was writte ...
'' by Modest Mussorgsky (1959) * Orchestration of ''
Songs and Dances of Death ''Songs and Dances of Death'' (russian: Песни и пляски смерти, ''Pesni i plyaski smerti'') is a song cycle for voice (usually Bass (vocal range), bass or bass-baritone) and piano by Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ...
'' by Modest Mussorgsky for voice and orchestra (1962) * Op. 125: Re-orchestration of the Cello Concerto in A minor by
Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
(1963) * Re-orchestration of the Cello Concerto No. 1 by
Boris Tishchenko Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko (Russian Бори́с Ива́нович Ти́щенко; 23 March 1939 – 9 December 2010) was a Russian and Soviet composer and pianist. Life Tishchenko was born in Leningrad. He studied at the Leningrad Music ...
(1969) * Orchestration of Mephistopheles' ''Song of the Flea'' by
Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
(1975)


Transcriptions of music by other composers

* Reduction for mixed choir and piano four-hands of the ''
Symphony of Psalms The ''Symphony of Psalms'' is a choral symphony in three movements composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1930 during his neoclassical period. The work was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orch ...
'' by
Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
(circa early 1930s) * Reduction for two pianos of the '' Symphonie Liturgique'' by
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. A member of Les Six, his best known work is probably ''Antigone'', composed between 1924 and 1927 to ...
(1947) * Reduction for piano four-hands of the second movement from the Symphony No. 10 by
Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...
(fragment; circa mid 1940s)


In chronological order


See also

*
List of symphonies by number Most symphonies by classical composers after the baroque era are indicated by a number. 0–40 * Symphony No. 0 * Symphony No. 1 ** Symphony No. 1 in C major ** Symphony No. 1 in C minor ** Symphony No. 1 in D major ** Symphony No. 1 in D ...
*
List of symphonies by name While most symphonies have a ''number'', many symphonies are known by their ''(nick)name''. This article lists symphonies that are numbered and have an additional nickname, and symphonies that are primarily known by their name and/or key. Also v ...


References


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Bibliography

* * {{Dmitri Shostakovich Shostakovich, Dmitri, compositions by