Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)
Johann Strauss II : Train de plaisir (polka) (1940)
polka-gallop op. 281 orchestrated by Shostakovich for integration in a performance of The Gipsy Baron
- General information
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Composition date:
1940
- Duration: 2 mn
- Publisher: DSCH, nº vol. 146
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Composition date:
1940
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Double wind orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussionist, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
22 February 1941
Location:URSS, Léningrad, Opéra Maly
Performers:Boris Khaikin : direction.