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Stage Works
458 tracks
- Operas and Other Large Vocal Works
272 tracks
- Antiformal Rayok (satiric concert opera), for 4 basses, speaker, chorus and piano
2 tracks
- The Big Lightning (opera; unfinished; comp. by Rozhdestvensky)
9 tracks
- Conditionally Killed (Uslovno ubiti), music hall revue
6 tracks
- The Gamblers (opera), for 6 male voices and orchestra (unfinished)
32 tracks
- Katerina Izmaylova (opera), Op.114
39 tracks
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera), Op.29
64 tracks
- Moscow, Cheryomushki (operetta), Op.105
77 tracks
- The Nose (opera) Op.15
32 tracks
- Prologue to Orango (lost opera; found 2004)
11 tracks
- Antiformal Rayok (satiric concert opera), for 4 basses, speaker, chorus and piano
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Ballets
186 tracks
- The Age of Gold (ballet), op.22
91 tracks
- The Bolt (ballet), Op.27
43 tracks
- The Limpid Stream (ballet), Op.39
37 tracks
- The Young Lady and the Hooligan (ballet; assembled by Atovmyan from various pieces)
15 tracks
- The Age of Gold (ballet), op.22
- Operas and Other Large Vocal Works
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Keyboard Works
1,798 tracks
- A Child's Excercise Book (Children's Tetrad), Op.69
36 tracks
- Aphorisms, Op.13
90 tracks
- Chanson matinale (arr. S.Yuchkevitch)
1 track
- Comic Waltz (arr. from 'The Baroness and the Hooligan')
1 track
- Concertino for 2 Pianos, Op.94
11 tracks
- Dances of the Dolls (after ballet suites)
39 tracks
- 3 Danses fantastiques, Op.5
57 tracks
- 3 Early Piano Pieces (unfinished)
6 tracks
- Merry March, for 2 pianos
4 tracks
- Murzilka
4 tracks
- Passacaglia from the entr'acte for organ (arr. from 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'), Op.29b
1 track
- Piano Sonata No.1, Op.12
30 tracks
- Piano Sonata No.2 in B-, Op.61
57 tracks
- Polka, version for piano solo or piano, 4 hands (arr. from 'The Golden Age')
3 tracks
- 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87
736 tracks
- 8 Preludes, Op.2
27 tracks
- 24 Preludes, Op.34
652 tracks
- Suite for 2 Pianos in F#-, Op.6
25 tracks
- Tarantella for 2 Pianos (arr. from 'The Gadfly')
5 tracks
- Variations on a Theme by Glinka, for piano
3 tracks
- 5 Preludes, for piano (taken from Op.2 for inclusion in collaborative work of 24 preludes with Clements and Feldt)
10 tracks
- A Child's Excercise Book (Children's Tetrad), Op.69
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Orchestral Works
4,410 tracks
- Symphonies
2,276 tracks
- Symphony No.1 in F-, Op.10
142 tracks
- Symphony No.2 in Bb, Op.14 ('To October')
41 tracks
- Symphony No.3 in Eb, Op.20 ('The First of May')
59 tracks
- Symphony No.4 in C-, Op.43
114 tracks
- Symphony No.5 in D-, Op.47
355 tracks
- Symphony No.6 in B-, Op.54
110 tracks
- Symphony No.7 in C, Op.60 ('Leningrad')
184 tracks
- Symphony No.8 in C-, Op.65 ('Stalingrad')
189 tracks
- Symphony No.9 in Eb, Op.70
255 tracks
- Symphony No.10 in E-, Op.93
194 tracks
- Symphony No.11 in G- ('The Year 1905'), Op.103
106 tracks
- Symphony No.12 in D- ('The Year 1917'), Op.112
72 tracks
- Symphony No.13 in Bb-, Op.113 ('Babi Yar')
105 tracks
- Symphony No.14, for soprano, bass, string orchestra, and percussion, Op.135
211 tracks
- Symphony No.15 in A, Op.141
139 tracks
- Symphony No.1 in F-, Op.10
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Concertos
813 tracks
- Violin Concerto No.1 in A-, Op.77 (published as Op.99)
209 tracks
- Cello Concerto No.1 in Eb, Op.107
159 tracks
- Cello Concerto No.2 in G, Op.126
69 tracks
- Piano Concerto No.1 in C-, for piano, trumpet, and strings, Op.35
216 tracks
- Piano Concerto No.2 in F, Op.102
114 tracks
- Violin Concerto No.2 in C#-, Op.129
46 tracks
- Violin Concerto No.1 in A-, Op.77 (published as Op.99)
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Orchestral Suites
849 tracks
- The Adventures of Korzinkina (A Ticket to the Fifth Zone; suite from the film score; ed. Rozhdestvensky), Op.59a
11 tracks
- The Age of Gold (suite from the ballet), Op.22a
63 tracks
- Ballet Suite No.1 (ed. Atovmyan)
51 tracks
- Ballet Suite No.2 (ed. Atovmyan)
46 tracks
- Ballet Suite No.3 (ed. Atovmyan)
34 tracks
- Ballet Suite No.4 (ed. Atovmyan)
15 tracks
- The Bolt (suite from the ballet), Op.27a
85 tracks
- Cherry Trees (suite from the operetta), Op.105
10 tracks
- The First Echelon (suite from the film score), Op.99a
1 track
- Five Days - Five Nights (suite from the film score; ed. Atovmyan) Op.111a
22 tracks
- The Flea (The Bedbug; suite from the incidental music), Op.19a
17 tracks
- The Gadfly (suite the film score; ed. Antovmyan), Op.97a
105 tracks
- The Golden Hills (The Golden Mountains; Happy Street; suite from the film score), Op.30a
26 tracks
- Hamlet (suite from incidental music), Op.32a
67 tracks
- Hamlet (suite from incidental music; assembled by Atovmyan), Op.116a
23 tracks
- The Human Comedy (suite from incidental music to the play by Sukhoten, after Balzac), Op.37
14 tracks
- Jazz Suite No.1
30 tracks
- Jazz Suite No.2
93 tracks
- Katerina Izmaylova (suite from the opera), Op.114a
16 tracks
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (suite from the opera), Op.29a
6 tracks
- Maxim Suite (from the 'Maxim Film Trilogy;' ed. Atovmyan), Op.50a
21 tracks
- Michurin (Life in Bloom; suite from the film score; assembled by Atovmyan), Op.78a
1 track
- New Babylon (suite from the film score; restored by Rozhdestvensky), Op.18a
6 tracks
- The Nose (opera suite) Op.15a
7 tracks
- Pirogov (suite from the film score, ed. Atovmyan), Op.76a
8 tracks
- The Tale of the Priest and His Servant Balda (suite from the animated film score), Op.36a
10 tracks
- The Unforgettable Year 1919 (suite from the film score; ed. Atovmyan) Op.89a
15 tracks
- A Year is Like a Lifetime (suite from the film score; assembled by Atovmyan) Op.120a
15 tracks
- The Young Guard (suite from the film score; assembled by Atovmyan) Op.75a
10 tracks
- Zoya (Who Is She?; suite from the film score; assembled by Atovmyan) Op.64a
15 tracks
- Suite für Varieté-Orchester
6 tracks
- The Adventures of Korzinkina (A Ticket to the Fifth Zone; suite from the film score; ed. Rozhdestvensky), Op.59a
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Other Orchestral Works
472 tracks
- Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra
18 tracks
- Festive Overture, Op.96
39 tracks
- 5 Fragments, Op.42
21 tracks
- Hamlet, incidental music, Op.32 (unrelated to film score)
44 tracks
- King Lear, incidental music, Op.58a
54 tracks
- March of the Soviet Militia, for wind band, Op.139
2 tracks
- Mournful-Triumphal Prelude in Memory of the Heroes of Stalingrad, Op.130
3 tracks
- Native Leningrad, suite (from incidental music to Native Country), Op.63
4 tracks
- Novorossisk Chimes (The Fire of Eternal Glory)
4 tracks
- October, Op.131
8 tracks
- Overture on Russian and Khirghiz Folksongs, Op.115
5 tracks
- 2 Pieces for E. Dressel's 'Kolumbus', Op.23
1 track
- Rule, Britannia!, incidental music, Op.28
6 tracks
- Russian River, incidental music to spectacle, Op.66
5 tracks
- Salute to Spain, incidental music, Op.44
11 tracks
- Tahiti Trot (arr. of Youman's 'Tea for Two'), Op.16
13 tracks
- The Flea (The Bedbug), incidental music, Op.19
8 tracks
- Unspecified Folk Dance, for band
2 tracks
- Prelude in Eb-, for orchestra
1 track
- The Second Waltz, for orchestra
1 track
- Scherzo in F#-, Op.1
3 tracks
- Scherzo in Eb, Op.7
1 track
- Theme and Variations in Bb, Op.3
3 tracks
- Chamber Symphony in Ab, Op.118a (arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No.10) (based on String Quartet No.10)
36 tracks
- Chamber Symphony in D, Op.83a (arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No.4)
20 tracks
- Chamber Symphony in F, Op.73a (arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No.3)
20 tracks
- Chamber Symphony in C, Op.49a (arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No.1)
4 tracks
- Chamber Symphony in C-, Op.110a (arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No.8)
135 tracks
- Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra
- Symphonies
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Chamber Works
2,175 tracks
- String Quartets
1,278 tracks
- String Quartet No.1 in C, Op.49
80 tracks
- String Quartet No.2 in A, Op.68
65 tracks
- String Quartet No.3 in F, Op.73
167 tracks
- String Quartet No.4 in D, Op.83
86 tracks
- String Quartet No.5 in Bb, Op.92
42 tracks
- String Quartet No.6 in G, Op.101
57 tracks
- String Quartet No.7 in F#-, Op.108
63 tracks
- String Quartet No.8 in C-, Op.110
236 tracks
- String Quartet No.9 in Eb, Op.117
81 tracks
- String Quartet No.10 in Ab, Op.118
67 tracks
- String Quartet No.11 in F-, Op.122
105 tracks
- String Quartet No.12 in Db, Op.133
30 tracks
- String Quartet No.13 in Bb-, Op.138
17 tracks
- String Quartet No.14 in F#, Op.142
57 tracks
- String Quartet No.15 in Eb-, Op.144
114 tracks
- Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet
3 tracks
- 2 Pieces for String Quartet
6 tracks
- String Quartet (fragment)
2 tracks
- String Quartet No.1 in C, Op.49
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Other Chamber Works
897 tracks
- Cello Sonata, Op.40
208 tracks
- 3 Duets for 2 Violins and Piano, Op.97d (arr. by K. Fortunatov)
3 tracks
- Moderato, Op.40b (after Cello Sonata)
5 tracks
- 2 Movements (after 'Lady Macbeth' and 'The Age of Gold')
7 tracks
- Piano Quintet in G-, Op.57
164 tracks
- Piano Trio No.1 in C-, Op.8
32 tracks
- Piano Trio No.2 in E-, Op.67
204 tracks
- 5 Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano
5 tracks
- 2 Pieces for Double String Quartet, Op.11
28 tracks
- Viola Sonata, Op.147
103 tracks
- Violin Sonata, Op.134
96 tracks
- Waltzes for Flute (or Piccolo), Clarinet, and Piano (arr. from various pieces by Atovmyan)
6 tracks
- Two Pieces by D.Scarlatti for wind orchestra, Op.17
2 tracks
- (Unspecified) Waltz, for trumpet and piano
1 track
- Twenty Four Preludes and Fugues (arr. for Violin and Piano), Op.34a
21 tracks
- 3 Pieces, for 1 instrument, Op.59 (withdrawn?)
3 tracks
- Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op.33
1 track
- Adagio for Cello and Piano
1 track
- Girl Friends Op.41a - Preludes
7 tracks
- Cello Sonata, Op.40
- String Quartets
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Vocal Works
765 tracks
- Solo Vocal Works
677 tracks
- 2 Fables, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Op.4
8 tracks
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op.79
139 tracks
- Greek Songs, for voice and piano
4 tracks
- 4 Monologues, for voice and piano, Op.91
8 tracks
- 6 Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva, for contralto and orchestra, Op.143
42 tracks
- Preface to the Complete Collection of My Work and Thoughts, Op.123
2 tracks
- 2 Ritual Russian Folk Songs
2 tracks
- 5 Romances (after Dolmatovsky, 'Songs of Our Days'), Op.98
21 tracks
- 7 Romances (after poems by Blok), Op.127
119 tracks
- 27 Romances and Songs, for voice and piano (arr. of others songs for wartime use)
27 tracks
- 4 Romances on Poems by Pushkin, Op.46
14 tracks
- 6 Romances on Verses by English Poets, for bass and small orchestra, Op.140
18 tracks
- 6 Romances to verses by English poets, for bass and piano, Op.62
27 tracks
- 2 Romances, for voice and piano, Op.84
2 tracks
- 10 Russian Folk Songs (arr. Shostakovich)
1 track
- 5 Satires (after Chorny, 'Pictures of the Past'), Op.109
15 tracks
- 5 Songs from the Journal 'Krokodil', Op.121
15 tracks
- 4 Songs on verses by Dolmatovsky, for voice, wordless chorus and piano, Op.86
5 tracks
- 6 Songs on Verses by Japanese Poets, Op.21
30 tracks
- 6 Spanish Songs, for soprano and piano, Op.100
30 tracks
- Spring, Spring, song for bass and piano, Op128
1 track
- Suite on Finnish Themes, for soprano, tenor and chamber ensemble
14 tracks
- Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti , for bass and piano, Op.145
108 tracks
- United Nations on the March, song (lyrics by Harold Rome)
2 tracks
- 4 Verses of Captain Lebyadkin, Op.146
20 tracks
- Victorious Spring, incidental music (2 Songs on texts by Svetlov), Op.72
2 tracks
- We Had Kisses, romance for voice and piano
1 track
- 2 Fables, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Op.4
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Choral Works
88 tracks
- Brave New World, for chorus
1 track
- The Song of the Forests (oratorio after Dolmatovsky), for tenor, bassso, mixed and boys' chorus, and orchestra, Op.81
43 tracks
- The Sun Shines on Our Motherland (cantata), for child chorus, chorus and orchestra, Op.90
1 track
- The Execution of Stepan Razin (cantata, after Yevtushenko), for bass, mixed chorus, and orchestra, Op.119
6 tracks
- 10 Poems on Texts by Revolutionary Poets, for chorus and boys' chorus a cappella , Op.88
22 tracks
- 10 Russian Folk Song Arrangements for soloists, mixed chorus, and piano, Op.86c
14 tracks
- 2 Russian Folksong Arrangements, for chorus, Op.104
1 track
- Brave New World, for chorus
- Solo Vocal Works
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Film Scores
651 tracks
- Alone, Op.26
168 tracks
- Counterplan, Op.33
15 tracks
- The Fall of Berlin, Op.82
51 tracks
- The First Train
1 track
- Encounter at the Elbe, Op.80 (part lost)
1 track
- The First Echelon, Op.99
1 track
- Five Days - Five Nights, Op.111
1 track
- The Gadfly, Op.97
60 tracks
- The Golden Hills, Op.30
2 tracks
- The Great Citizen, Part 2, Op.55
3 tracks
- Hamlet, Op.116
61 tracks
- King Lear, film score, Op.137
34 tracks
- The Man with a Gun (November), Op.53
9 tracks
- Michurin ('Life in Bloom'), Op.78
2 tracks
- New Babylon (The Assault on Heaven), film score for live performance with silent film, Op.18
33 tracks
- Pirogov, Op.76
3 tracks
- The Return of Maxim (Maxim Trilogy II), Op.45
13 tracks
- The Silly Little Mouse, Op.56
3 tracks
- Sofia Perovskaya, Op.132
18 tracks
- Song of the Great Rivers, Op.95
5 tracks
- The Tale of the Priest and His Servant Balda, Op.36
98 tracks
- Volochayevka Days (Intervention in the Far East; part lost), Op.48
3 tracks
- The Youth of Maxim (The Bolshevik; Maxim Trilogy I), Op.41i
2 tracks
- The Vyborg District (Maxim Trilogy III), Op.50
5 tracks
- Zoya (Who Is She?), Op.64 (part lost)
13 tracks
- The Girl Friends (Three Women), for trumpet, string quartet and piano, Op.41ii
23 tracks
- Love and Hate, film score, Op.38 (Reconstr. M. Fitz-Gerald)
23 tracks
- Alone, Op.26
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Stage Works
1 track
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Ballets
1 track
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Ballets
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Keyboard Works
10 tracks
- Chanson matinale (arr. S.Yuchkevitch)
1 track
- Dances of the Dolls (after ballet suites)
1 track
- 3 Danses fantastiques, Op.5
1 track
- Piano Sonata No.1, Op.12
1 track
- 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87
5 tracks
- 24 Preludes, Op.34
1 track
- Chanson matinale (arr. S.Yuchkevitch)
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Orchestral Works
35 tracks
- Symphonies
3 tracks
- Symphony No.4 in C-, Op.43
3 tracks
- Symphony No.4 in C-, Op.43
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Concertos
11 tracks
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Orchestral Suites
11 tracks
- Jazz Suite No.1
3 tracks
- Jazz Suite No.2
8 tracks
- Jazz Suite No.1
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Other Orchestral Works
10 tracks
- Symphonies
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Chamber Works
35 tracks
- String Quartets
18 tracks
- String Quartet No.1 in C, Op.49
4 tracks
- String Quartet No.3 in F, Op.73
5 tracks
- String Quartet No.4 in D, Op.83
4 tracks
- String Quartet No.7 in F#-, Op.108
3 tracks
- String Quartet No.8 in C-, Op.110
2 tracks
- String Quartet No.1 in C, Op.49
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Other Chamber Works
17 tracks
- Cello Sonata, Op.40
8 tracks
- Piano Trio No.2 in E-, Op.67
4 tracks
- Violin Sonata, Op.134
3 tracks
- Two Pieces by D.Scarlatti for wind orchestra, Op.17
2 tracks
- Cello Sonata, Op.40
- String Quartets
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Vocal Works
36 tracks
- Solo Vocal Works
9 tracks
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Choral Works
27 tracks
- Solo Vocal Works
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Film Scores
3 tracks
Below are works by D.Shostakovich that every music lover should explore:
- Stage Works
- Keyboard Works
- 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87
736 tracks
- 24 Preludes, Op.34
652 tracks
- 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87
- Orchestral Works
- Symphony No.1 in F-, Op.10
142 tracks
- Symphony No.5 in D-, Op.47
355 tracks
- Symphony No.7 in C, Op.60 ('Leningrad')
184 tracks
- Symphony No.8 in C-, Op.65 ('Stalingrad')
189 tracks
- Symphony No.11 in G- ('The Year 1905'), Op.103
106 tracks
- Symphony No.13 in Bb-, Op.113 ('Babi Yar')
105 tracks
- Cello Concerto No.1 in Eb, Op.107
159 tracks
- Cello Concerto No.2 in G, Op.126
69 tracks
- Piano Concerto No.1 in C-, for piano, trumpet, and strings, Op.35
216 tracks
- Piano Concerto No.2 in F, Op.102
114 tracks
- Symphony No.1 in F-, Op.10