Alexandre Hohmann's Shostakovich Page
Includes bibliography, pictures and some MIDI samples of the Preludes and Fugues, as well as texts from symphonies thirteen and fourteen.
Classic Cat: Shostakovich
Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
Classical Music Archives: Shostakovich
Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
Dimitri Shostakovich
Find A Grave listing with biographical material, youthful photograph, and pictures of his grave with virtual memorial and related cemetery information.
Dimitry Shostakovich
Biography, photograph, links, and audio files from Classical Music MIDI Page.
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich
Lists: links, opus numbers, bibliography, first performances.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with lyrics to individual vocal works and cycles. Includes Cyrillic and transliterated Russian plus selected translations.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Filmography noting films he scored or which used his works plus biographical material and award nominations.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Selected discography and message area.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Many links on a variety of Shostakovich topics.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Classical Music Pages biographical essay from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music with photograph, examination of style, and links.
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Biographical sketch, caricature, and summaries of his stage works and his orchestral, choral and vocal, chamber, and piano music with recommended Naxos recordings.
Dmitry Shostakovich: A Testament To His Times
Brief biography, selected works, quotes, recommended recordings and readings, photograph, chronology, related articles, and links from Humanities Web.
Fugues by Dmitri Shostakovich
List of Preludes and Fugues op.87, with MIDI files and transcriptions, and other contrapuntal works, from 'KunstderFuge.com.'
Jon Luebke's Shostakovich Page
Discography and bibliography.
London Shostakovich Orchestra
Details of performances, recordings and other events regarding this symphonic ensemble, currently embarked on a complete cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies. Plus programme notes and Shostakovich-related articles.
mfiles - Dmitri Shostakovich
Biography and soundtrack and concert reviews.
Music in Words: Shostakovich
Literary text illustrating Shostakovitch's 8th Symphony, to be read while listening to the music. Includes life chronology and background on the composition.
Russian Revelations
Fan page with brief illustrated introduction.
Shostakovich
Recommended biographies and scores, CD reviews, list of works and links from Classical Net.
Shostakovich
Onno van Rijen's site covering Shostakovich and other Soviet composers, with a complete opus list.
Shostakovich
Brief account of the composer's works from Paul James' Modern Music Review.
Shostakovich
An account of his life and works from CollegeTermPapers.com.
Shostakovich Museum
Includes a general introduction and a discussion of the Testimony issue.
Shostakovich Myths Debunked
Attacking the Testimony version of his life.
Shostakovich World
Biography, photographs, recommended recordings, books, scores, articles, works lists, and solicitation for suggestions.
Shostakovich, Dmitry Dmitriyevich
Biography noting studies and influences, political struggles, and evolution of style under Soviet Communism with works list from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Shostakovich: Stalinist or Soviet Dissident?
An informative site that discusses some of the major themes in Shostakovich's music, and how they relate to the political situation at the time they were composed.
Shostakovichiana
Extensive source of information, with a particular focus on the Testimony issue.
The Guardian: A Raspberry To Stalin
Article focusing on an English-language version of Cheryomushki by Opera North.
The Shostakovich Opus 87 Page
The complete twenty-four Preludes and Fugues in MIDI format.
Wikipedia: Dmitri Shostakovich
Article discussing the composer's life and works, plus the political controversies surrounding him.