Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 (Shostakovich)
1934 suite by Dmitri Shostakovich
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The Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 (commonly known as Jazz Suite No. 1) by Dmitri Shostakovich was composed in 1934.[1]
Structure
The suite has three movements:
It is scored for 3 saxophones (2 alto (2nd doubling soprano), and tenor), 2 trumpets, trombone, percussion (wood block, snare drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, xylophone - one player), banjo, Hawaiian guitar, piano, violin and double bass.[2] The premiere was on March 24, 1934.[2] A performance takes about 8 minutes.[1]
Shostakovich used the waltz in his 1935 ballet The Limpid Stream.[3]
Notable recordings
- Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam conducted by Riccardo Chailly (DECCA)
- National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, conducted by Theodore Kuchar (Brilliant Classics)
- Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons (EMI)
- Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky (Naxos)[4]
