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Shostakovich: The Human Comedy; The Nose; The Shot

Dramatic, dark, triumphant, melancholic

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Composer
Dmitry Shostakovich
Artist
Tor Lind, Kenny Staskus Larsen, Allan Sjolin, Jesper Sivebæk, Edward Stewart, Lars Notto Birkeland
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Naxos
Released
Oct 10, 2025
Catalog #
8574590
UPC
747313459070

About

Shostakovich was known for his fun-loving attitude during his early years as a composer. The colourful incidental music for The Shot - reconstructed by Mark Fitz-Gerald from the original piano scores - vividly evokes the raucous life of experimental youth theatre in Leningrad during the late 1920s. This carefree world had changed dramatically by 1934 when Shostakovich completed his music for The Human Comedy - a work that creates a charming atmosphere of Parisian escapism. Discarded movements from his first opera The Nose form an entire orchestral suite. The programme concludes with Mark Fitz-Gerald's reconstruction of the March of the Anarchists, transcribed by ear from the film The Vyborg Side.

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. 1 Workers' Song of Victory: Moderato 02:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Workers' Song of Victory: Moderato
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  2. 2 Moderato 00:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    Moderato
    Duration
    00:17
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  3. 3 Andantino 00:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    Andantino
    Duration
    00:12
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  4. 4 Marziale 00:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Marziale
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  5. 5 Moderato 00:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Moderato
    Duration
    00:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  6. 6 Marcia: Vivo 00:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    Marcia: Vivo
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  7. 7 Moderato 01:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Moderato
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  8. 8 Entry and Exit of the Heads of Departments: Marziale 00:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    Entry and Exit of the Heads of Departments: Marziale
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  9. 9 Bored Workers' Song of Protest: Marziale 02:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    Bored Workers' Song of Protest: Marziale
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  10. 10 Episode 4: Con moto 00:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    Episode 4: Con moto
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  11. 11 Exit from the Factory: Marziale 00:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    Exit from the Factory: Marziale
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  12. 12 Episode 7: Entry of the Technical Secretaries: Tempo ad libitum 00:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    Episode 7: Entry of the Technical Secretaries: Tempo ad libitum
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Allan Sjølin, Jesper Sivebæk
  13. 13 Episode 9: Allegro 02:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    Episode 9: Allegro
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  14. 14 Episode 10: Allegro 00:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    Episode 10: Allegro
    Duration
    00:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  15. 15 Episode 11: Allegretto 00:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Episode 11: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:16
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  16. 16 Vïstrel (The Shot), Op. 24: Dun'dya's Lament (Romance): Allegro moderato (ed. E. Stewart and M. Fitz-Gerald) 02:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    Vïstrel (The Shot), Op. 24: Dun'dya's Lament (Romance): Allegro moderato (ed. E. Stewart and M. Fitz-Gerald)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Tor Lind, Kenny Staškus Larsen, Edward Stewart
  17. 17 Introduction 01:23
    Track
    17
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  18. 18 Overture 01:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  19. 19 Chelovecheskaya komediya (The Human Comedy), Op. 37: The Students' Song (sung with texts by A. Belina and M. Fitz-Gerald in Russian) 00:55
    Track
    19
    Title
    Chelovecheskaya komediya (The Human Comedy), Op. 37: The Students' Song (sung with texts by A. Belina and M. Fitz-Gerald in Russian)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  20. 20 Waltz 00:57
    Track
    20
    Title
    Waltz
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Christian Einarsson
  21. 21 Elegy 02:55
    Track
    21
    Title
    Elegy
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Christian Einarsson
  22. 22 March 02:18
    Track
    22
    Title
    March
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  23. 23 Merry Paris 01:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    Merry Paris
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  24. 24 The Theatre 00:50
    Track
    24
    Title
    The Theatre
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  25. 25 Act II: Finale 00:15
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act II: Finale
    Duration
    00:15
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  26. 26 The Theme of Paris 01:19
    Track
    26
    Title
    The Theme of Paris
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  27. 27 Cruel Paris 01:08
    Track
    27
    Title
    Cruel Paris
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  28. 28 Gavotte and Trio 03:25
    Track
    28
    Title
    Gavotte and Trio
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  29. 29 Flourish: Allegro molto 00:32
    Track
    29
    Title
    Flourish: Allegro molto
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  30. 30 The Panorama of Paris 00:56
    Track
    30
    Title
    The Panorama of Paris
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  31. 31 Panic on the Exchange 00:30
    Track
    31
    Title
    Panic on the Exchange
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  32. 32 Barrel Organ 01:06
    Track
    32
    Title
    Barrel Organ
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  33. 33 Scene, "The Bank of the Seine" 02:49
    Track
    33
    Title
    Scene, "The Bank of the Seine"
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  34. 34 Casket with Diamonds 00:46
    Track
    34
    Title
    Casket with Diamonds
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  35. 35 Chelovecheskaya komediya (The Human Comedy), Op. 37: Broken Box (arr. M. Fitz-Gerald for string quartet) 00:45
    Track
    35
    Title
    Chelovecheskaya komediya (The Human Comedy), Op. 37: Broken Box (arr. M. Fitz-Gerald for string quartet)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  36. 36 Police March 01:15
    Track
    36
    Title
    Police March
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  37. 37 Flourish: Allegro 00:21
    Track
    37
    Title
    Flourish: Allegro
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  38. 38 Sarabande 01:19
    Track
    38
    Title
    Sarabande
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  39. 39 Scandal, "Hullabaloo" 00:24
    Track
    39
    Title
    Scandal, "Hullabaloo"
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  40. 40 Nos (The Nose), Op. 15, Act I: Entr'acte (before Scene 4, "Kazan Cathedral", 1st version ed. M. Fitz-Gerald) 03:47
    Track
    40
    Title
    Nos (The Nose), Op. 15, Act I: Entr'acte (before Scene 4, "Kazan Cathedral", 1st version ed. M. Fitz-Gerald)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Lars Notto Birkeland
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  41. 41 Nos (The Nose), Op. 15, Act III: Introduction (discarded) 02:58
    Track
    41
    Title
    Nos (The Nose), Op. 15, Act III: Introduction (discarded)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  42. 42 Nos (The Nose), Op. 15, Act II: Entr'acte (after Scene 5, discarded version) 03:48
    Track
    42
    Title
    Nos (The Nose), Op. 15, Act II: Entr'acte (after Scene 5, discarded version)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  43. 43 Viborgskaya storona (Viborg District), Op. 50: March of the Anarchists (reconstructed M. Fitz-Gerald) 01:46
    Track
    43
    Title
    Viborgskaya storona (Viborg District), Op. 50: March of the Anarchists (reconstructed M. Fitz-Gerald)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Malmö Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald