Shostakovich: Odna (Alone) [Silent Film Score]
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Music CD Cover Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich Conductor: Mark Fitz-Gerald Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Performer: Irina Mataeva Performer: Anna Kiknadze Performer: Dmitry Voropaev Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2008-01-29 Music Label: Naxos Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Shostakovich: Odna (Alone) [Silent Film Score] Album
Free Music Review: Fascinating...
Hit: 4 Stars
This disc represents a fascinating work by the incomparable Dmitry Shostakovich. The music was written to be played during one of the Soviet Union's first "sound" movies (but pre-"talkies"), which makes it an interesting historical artifact as well.
Shostakovich's score runs the gamut of variety and emotion. He makes use of a wide variety of instruments, including a barrel organ and theremin. The thermin is an electronic instrument made famous by movies like "The Day the Earth Stood Still," but in all likelihood you have not heard it played as it is here. Here Shostakovich writes "real" music for the instrument, lifting it miles beyond its seemingly-random wailing in old SF movies. Its two minutes in the spotlight are uniquely beautiful and over far too soon. Another extremely unusual touch is the inclusion of an "overtone singer," or "throat singer," a deep male voice singing from deep in the throat. Like the theremin, this part lasts only a brief time and is not heard again. There are a number of lyrical themes as well, including the recurring "Kakaya horoyasha budet zhizn'" which (I will attest) can run through your head even if you don't speak Russian.
In addition to his unique orchestra, Shostakovich is adept at playing the listener's emotions. There are extremely joyful passages; furious, terrified passages; and everything in between.
This NAXOS presentation (the only one existing, I'm fairly certain) is, like everything of theirs, very high quality. The disc includes an informative booklet with information on the original movie, a blow-by-blow description of the storyline for each track, and translations of the Russian lyrics. The recording also includes a few recovered tracks which were not used in the movie itself.
I've thoroughly enjoyed this disc. Though it's not Shostakovich's best, the music is at many points quite good, and his use of unusual instruments is fascinating. And you needn't have seen the movie: you probably couldn't anyway, as Reel Six no longer seems to exist. This recording is (in many ways) all that's left of "Odna," and in all likelihood it was the best part anyway.