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Re: Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms arr. by Shostakovich

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mark_str...@yahoo.co.uk

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Dec 11, 2008, 8:36:31 AM12/11/08
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Mr. Mike <m...@spamcop.net> wrote:

> http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ntho5dh4i0t
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> Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms
> Arranged for 2 pianos (I think) by Dmitri Shostakovich
> Played by Viktoria Postnikova and Irina Schnittke


Thanks - I've been wanting to hear this for years.

Yes - transcription was by Shostakovich in late-30s
He presented a copy of it to Stravinsky in 60s when the latter made a
visit to Russia.

mark s

Mr. Mike

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Dec 11, 2008, 9:15:02 AM12/11/08
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:36:31 -0800 (PST), mark_str...@yahoo.co.uk
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>Yes - transcription was by Shostakovich in late-30s

Presumably this is for 2 pianos, not 1 piano four-hands (I think not).

>He presented a copy of it to Stravinsky in 60s when the latter made a
>visit to Russia.

According to some WWW page, Stravinsky was kind of crabby about the
whole business...

MusikFind

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Dec 12, 2008, 10:53:57 AM12/12/08
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> > Arranged for 2 pianos (I think) by Dmitri Shostakovich

The publication is listed in the catalog:
Dmitri Shostakovich - Annotated List of Works and Publications -
50485980 - $25.95
Hal Leonard

And on the DSCH web site
http://www.devinci.fr/chostakovitch/VF/editdschfr.htm
and
http://www.devinci.fr/chostakovitch/BILINGUE/150.htm

Published by DSCH New Collected works Vol 114
Volume 114. Igor Stravinsky. Symphony of Psalms.
Arranged for piano four hands.* * Published for the first time.

[Also contains Mili Balakirev. Polka. Arranged for two harps (or
ensemble of
harps).]


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