Dmitri Shostakovich

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Biography

Name:	Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
Birth Date:	September 25, 1906
Death Date:	August 9, 1975
Place of Birth:	St. Petersburg, Russia
Place of Death:	Moscow, Russia
Nationality:	Russian
Gender:	Male
Occupations:	composer

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Biography of Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
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Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer who, after Prokofiev's death in 1953, stood quite alone at the summit of Russian music. Widely imitated, Dmitri Shostakovich was perhaps the first great composer purposely and...

Quotations

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Dmitri Shostakovich Quotes
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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich ( 1906-09-25 – 1975-08-09 ) was a Soviet composer and pianist. Many of his works mark the epochs of Soviet history, or explore his own position as an artist in a communist state. Since his death there has been much...

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Encyclopedia and Summary Information

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Dmitri Shostakovich Information
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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich listen (help·info) (Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич Шостако́вич, Dmitrij Dmitrievič Šostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906 – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer...

News and Journals

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Czech Music

Dmitri Shostakovich.
10/01/2005: 795 words, approx. 3 pages

Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio no. 1 op. 8, Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor op. 67, Seven Songs (Alexander Blok) op. 127 ArteMiss Trio: Adela Stajnochrova--violin, Alzbeta Vlckova--cello, Jana Holmanova--piano, Alzbeta Polackova--soprano. Production: Jiri Stilec. Text Eng. Ger., Czech. Recorded:...

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AP News

Rostropovich in Moscow hospital
2/7/2007: 373 words, approx. 1 pages

Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been hospitalized in Moscow for an unspecified reason, and his manager said Tuesday "it does not look good."The hospitalization was disclosed by the Kremlin, which said the 79-year-old cellist had received a visit Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an...

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AP News

Rostropovich in satisfactory condition
2/7/2007: 309 words, approx. 1 pages

Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich was in satisfactory condition Wednesday at a hospital and improving, his spokeswoman said.The renowned 79-year-old musician was taken to a Moscow hospital because of an unspecified illness and was visited Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin."He has gotten a bit sick but...

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