Shostakovich: The Golden Age
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Composer: Dmitry ShostakovichConductor: Jos? Serebrier
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-11-21
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Prelude
- Procession Of The Guests Of Honour
- Inspection Of The Display Windows
- Demonstration Of 'Important' Exhibits. Appearance Of The Soviet Football Team
- Magician-Advertising Agent. Dance Of The 'Hindu'
- Boxing As An Advertising Stunt
- Scandal During The Boxing Match. Entrance Of The Police
- Dance Of The Golden Youths
- Dance Of Diva (Adagio)
- Appearance Of The Soviet Football Team And Diva's Variations
- Soviet Dance
- Diva Asks The Leader Of The Soviet Team To Dance With Her
- Dance And Scene Of Diva And The Fascist
- Dance Of The Black Man And Two Soviet Football Players
- The Supposed Terrorist ('The Hand Of Moscow')
- General Confusion. The Embarrassment Of The Fascists
- A Rare Case Of Mass Hysteria
- Conversation Between The Director Of The Exhibition And The Fascist
- Foxtrot...Foxtrot...Foxtrot
- Mime Of The Agents Provocateurs, Provocation And Arrest (Galop)
- Procession Of The Workers To The Stadium. Dance Of The Young Pioneers. Sports Games
- Football Match
- Intermezzo 'Everybody Amuses Oneself In One's Own Way'
- Dance Of The Western Komsomol Girl And Four Sportsmen
- Sports Contests. Joint Sports Dance
- Scene And Exit Of The Soviet Team
- Entr'acte 'Tea For Two'
- Chechotka (Tap-dance): 'Shoe Shine Of The Highest Grade'
- Tango
- Polka: Once Upon A Time In Geneva-'Angel Of Peace'
- The Touching Coalition Of The Classes, Slightly Fraudulent
- Entrance Of Diva And The Fascist; Their Dance
- Can-can
- Prelude
- Scene Of The Freeing Of The Prisoners
- Total Unveiling Of The Conspiracy. The Bourgeoisie In Panic
- Final Dance Of Solidarity
Free Music Notes for Shostakovich: The Golden Age
Free Music Review: A combination of cheeky fun and musical wallpaper
Hit: 4 Stars
Between them Mr. Morrison and the Amazon reviewer have covered everything that needs to be said (and more) about Shostakovich's cheeky first ballet, The Age of Gold. Even in 1930 the anti-bourgeois, anti-capitalist rhetoric of the scenario was tiresome, so it helps to ignore it. I concentrated instead on the jazzy parts of the score, which are supposed to portray Western decadence but turn out, naturally, to be a lot more fun than the virtuous music assigned to our heroic Soviet soccer players. There are some seriously modernist, dissonant sections as well; we are in Shostakovitch's manic-depressive emotional world, after all.
I wish I could second the other reviewers in calling this very long ballet a thrilling romp. To my ears, though, there's a lot of musical wallpaper and banal writing. Nor does Serebrier's conducting catch fire until No. 8, the opening numbers sounding routine and flat. Shostakovich put together his best jazzy incidental music into two Jazz Suites that are consistently better than this work. But it's good to have a complete recording of a major Shostakovich ballet--the other two being The Bolt and The Limpid Stream--in excellent sound at a relatively low price.
Shostakovich: The Golden Age Poster
The Shostakovich centenary has brought forth many fine recordings but this Naxos set of the complete score of one of his best ballets is among the most desirable. The Golden Age premiered in 1930, a silly story of a Soviet football team's trip to a Western city and its triumph over greedy capitalists. But Shostakovich's music is brilliant, colorful and inventively scored, drawing from folk and jazz melodies (saxophones are prominent here), and unusual instrumental combinations that keep you wondering what new tricks the young composer will throw at you. There is a lot of unbuttoned humor here, along with soulful moments like the voluptuous Dance of the Diva, with its luscious soprano saxophone solo and languorous melody. Among an abundance of highlights, there is a sparkling Can-Can, a rousing Polka, and an arrangement of Shostakovich's Tahiti Trot, itself an arrangement of Tea for Two. It all adds up to a glorious, fast-paced performance by Serebrier and his Scottish orchestra, one that gives the serious moments their full due without raining on this uproarious parade. First-rate sonics and a budget price help make this an irresistible set. --Dan DavisClassical Music CDs
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