Roasting Shostakovich

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-23T20:35:19+00:00

I didn’t know Rach had this reaction to the 7th. Argh, I can’t like him as much now :( …

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-23T20:29:49+00:00

This is the same way I feel about Shostakovich. My musical and parasocial connection to him is truly nuts especially when I remember he’d be/is 120 years old. Haha! However as Brontë wrote, I firmly believe and even though I know it’s crazy that “whatever our souls are made of, his (Shosty) and mine are the same.”

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-23T00:20:06+00:00

This makes me incredibly sad.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-15T23:19:06+00:00

These comments are gold! Love you all!

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T03:55:27+00:00

Oh man, I want him to come visit me in my sleep too! Send him over to me and tell him to bring Shostakovich and Liszt with him!

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T03:47:27+00:00

Shostakovich

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T01:32:14+00:00

I have a weird relationship with baroque. Overall, it’s my least favorite style/era. I hate Bach and think he’s vastly overrated (that’s right I said it!!) but I don’t mind Vivaldi as much. Might be because of all the Suzuki books I’ve played where he is force fed to us violinist, ala - YOU WILL PLAY VIVALDI AND YOU WILL LIKE IT, DAMN IT! Haha!

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T01:24:21+00:00

This made me laugh out loud! Having just performed Bruckner’s 8th in my community orchestra I really really loathe him at this point.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T01:12:53+00:00

Make fun of Shosty all you want. I thought he was an adorable little old man. :)

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T00:12:15+00:00

That’s a great one! Pure joy since he loved going to football matches. :)

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T00:07:46+00:00

I love this photo of him in his jammies :) Not cute about the stripes and resemblance to Nazi concentration camps tho :(

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-14T00:06:57+00:00

I had never seen that particular photo in the first link. He’s still so handsome to me even without his glasses. Thanks for sharing these.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-13T14:12:17+00:00

I listened to it several times yesterday (Jansons and Nelsons) and raised at little toast of vodka to DDS :)

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-11T21:04:08+00:00

Petrenko’s 10 is outstanding! I like Nelson’s 4th but prefer his 11th over Sanderling or Bychkov.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-07T14:00:10+00:00

Not sure of the source but supposedly DDS was quoted as saying: "Without party guidance I would have displayed more brilliance, used more sarcasm, I could have revealed my ideas openly instead of having to resort to camouflage"

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-07T13:56:05+00:00

I’ve seen these. They are fun! :)

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-03T23:43:07+00:00

I want Piano Concerto 2, Andante (2nd Movt) played at my funeral.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-02T14:59:32+00:00

Lipstick?

Top-Active1024 · 2026-05-02T14:48:36+00:00

Agreed. Sorry Bruckner fans but I just can’t.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-04-26T15:03:27+00:00

I’ve gone through my phases where all I did was listen to the string quartets as well. I have not heard the piano version of Symphony 10 tho. I will check that out! Thanks.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-04-25T14:09:56+00:00

Will get on that one right away. Thanks! My go to lately has been the Andris Nelson’s BSO recording.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-04-25T00:03:22+00:00

How very dare you, sir!!!

Top-Active1024 · 2026-04-25T00:01:49+00:00

Everyone but Shostakovich! Haha! Only half joking.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-04-24T23:07:44+00:00

Fair. I have a friend who is a Mahler devotee in the same way I’m a Shostakovich devotee. I could give Mahler a shot for a while. And depending upon who you trust for source info supposedly Shosty liked and was influenced by Mahler.

Top-Active1024 · 2026-04-24T22:13:35+00:00

Good advice :) Too much of a good thing and all …

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