Shostakovich

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6 mentions 4 recordings first heard Nov 2024 last heard 6 Jun ↓2 vs the 12 months before

Soviet composer whose work Yo‑Yo Ma performed

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Francis HumphreysThe Pat Kenny Show · Music in times of war · 7:46 · 6 Jun
…Shostakovich wrote that quintet.…
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Francis HumphreysThe Pat Kenny Show · Music in times of war · 7:08 · 6 Jun
…I want to go to another Russian composer, this time Shostakovich.…
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Ben WilsonHow to Take Over the World · JS Bach · 1:13:29 · May 2025
…Among 20th century composers, Shostakovich is reported to have compiled his symphonies straight into full score on the basis that he didn't have time to make errors. He simply couldn't afford the luxury of making mistakes. Bach was much the same, okay? And this reminds me of the Edwin Land quote, we try everything, but we try the right thing first.…
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Derek ThompsonPlain English with Derek Thompson · How AI Could Change the Future of Music · 27:48 · Mar 2025
…And this is like a little interpolation, a little riff……
Yo-Yo MaFresh Air · A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving · 26:46 · Nov 2024
…I did eventually visit the Berlin Wall and saw all……
Yo-Yo MaFresh Air · A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving · 26:01 · Nov 2024
…So this was sort of, in a way, going to……
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