The Golden Age

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Gennadi Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky & Kungliga Filharmonikerna

The Golden Age is a ballet by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1930. The music blends modernist orchestration, jazz-influenced rhythms and popular dance idioms with satirical and theatrical elements, and it occupies a transitional place in Shostakovich's early career as he explored stage music and contemporary styles.
First released: January 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Prelude
    1:46
  2. 2.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Interlude
    1:45
  3. 3.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Dance of Tanya and Sportsmen from U-Town
    6:22
  4. 4.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Dance of the Maître d'Hôtel and the Aristocrats
    2:34
  5. 5.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Sportsmen's Training Session
    2:01
  6. 6.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Sports Contest
    4:00
  7. 7.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Scene and Exit of the Soviet
    1:53
  8. 8.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Entrance of the Maître d'Hôtel and the Aristocrats
    3:00
  9. 9.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Dance of the Tennis Players and Training Session
    4:09
  10. 10.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Interlude
    3:24
  11. 11.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Tango
    2:17
  12. 12.
    The Golden Age: Act I: The Maître d'Hôtel Reports…
    1:40
  13. 13.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Tap Dance
    4:42
  14. 14.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Preparations for the Diva's Visit
    2:11
  15. 15.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Polka
    2:06
  16. 16.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Dance of the Golden Youths
    3:49
  17. 17.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Eccentric Dance
    4:43
  18. 18.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Adagio
    7:26
  19. 19.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Andante
    3:16
  20. 20.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Dance of the Diva and Tanya
    2:10
  21. 21.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Dance
    2:32
  22. 22.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Allegro Vivace
    6:02
  23. 23.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Conversation between the Diva and the Hero
    0:50
  24. 24.
    The Golden Age: Act III: Adagio
    2:35
  25. 25.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Dance of the Diva and the Hero
    2:42
  26. 26.
    The Golden Age: Act III: Adagio
    9:38
  27. 27.
    The Golden Age: Act III: Allegro
    6:31
  28. 28.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Dance of the Negro and the White Man
    3:37
  29. 29.
    The Golden Age: Act III: Finale
    5:49
  30. 30.
    The Golden Age: Act I: General Dance
    3:20
  31. 31.
    The Golden Age: Act I: General Confusion
    1:35
  32. 32.
    The Golden Age: Act I: The Diva's Despair
    2:25
  33. 33.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Conversation Between the VIP and…
    1:18
  34. 34.
    The Golden Age: Act I: Fox-trot
    4:28
  35. 35.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Gallop
    6:51
  36. 36.
    The Golden Age: Act II: March
    1:56
  37. 37.
    The Golden Age: Act II: Football
    5:06

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