Shostakovich was a Russian composer whose symphonies and quartets are among the greatest examples of these classic forms from the 20th century.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 1940 32:31 Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 1960 21:22 Chamber Music
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 1944 26:38 Chamber Music
Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87 1950 02:07:05 Keyboard
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 1937 46:24 Symphony
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73 1946 31:14 Chamber Music
Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano, trumpet & strings, in C minor, Op. 35 1933 22:12 Concerto
Symphony No. 7 in C major (Leningrad), Op. 60 1941 01:13:53 Symphony
Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 ("Babi Yar") 1962 01:00:36 Symphony
Sonata for viola & piano in C major, Op. 147 1975 32:05 Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142 1973 27:26 Chamber Music
Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 1945 25:26 Symphony
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 1957 19:18 Concerto
String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133 1968 26:51 Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144 1974 36:10 Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138 1969 19:51 Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 1966 16:45 Chamber Music
Sonata for cello & piano in D minor, Op. 40 1934 26:56 Chamber Music
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99) 1947 36:31 Concerto
Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 134 1968 31:48 Chamber Music
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Dmitry Shostakovich