Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, op. 134 / Sonata for Viola and String Orchestra, op. 147

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Gidon Kremer & Yuri Abramovich Bashmet & Kremerata Baltica

Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, Op. 134 and Sonata for Viola and String Orchestra, Op. 147 are compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1968 and 1975 respectively. Both works exemplify Shostakovich's late style, characterised by spare textures, stark melodic lines and contrasting timbres—Op. 134 foregrounds percussive and angular violin writing against a string backdrop, while Op. 147, his final composition, offers a more introspective, elegiac dialogue for viola and strings that reflects his late-career focus on distillation and summation of earlier ideas.

Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, op. 134 / Sonata for Viola and String Orchestra, op. 147 by Shostakovich - album cover

First released: 2006

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Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, op. 134: I. Andante
10:56
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Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, op. 134: II. Allegretto
6:30
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Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, op. 134: III. Largo
15:03
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Sonata for Viola and String Orchestra, op. 147: I. Moderato
11:40
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Sonata for Viola and String Orchestra, op. 147: II. Allegretto
7:04
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Sonata for Viola and String Orchestra, op. 147: III. Adagio
17:00