Name:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Born:
1906
Died:
1975
Related information in folder 644:
Comments:
1. Article in Yiddish Forward, May 26, 2006, by Mikhl Krutikov, titled "Dmitri Shostakovitch Der Tradrisher Badkhn Fun Der 20stn Yorhundert".

2.Article in New York Times, Sept. 29, 2006 by Allan Kozinn titled "Misic of Rage for 34,000 Silenced Voices; Babi Yar Remembered".

Songs written or composed

Babi Yar (Russian, Yevtushenko)

Author:
Yevteshenko, Yevgeni — יװטושענקאָ, יעװגעני
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Genre:
Classical/Cantata/Literary Origin/Holocaust
Subject:
Babi Yar
Song comment:
Part of Shostokovitch Symphony No 13
Translation:
Alb S-009(a)

Recording

On album:
S-009(a) (Shostakovitch Symphony No. 13 Bass: Vitaly Gromadsky)
Track ID:
1841
Vocal:
Gromadsky, Vitaly
Artist:
Moscow Philharmonic Orch & Chorus
Conductor:
Kondrashin, Kiril
Track comment:
Part of Shostakovitch Symphony N0 13
Language:
Russian

Lullaby (Shostokovitch)

Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Genre:
Classical
Subject:
Child/Father/Sleep
Additional song notes:
From Jewish Folk Poetry Op 79

Lament Over The Death Of A Child

Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Genre:
Classical/Russian/Literary Origin/Lament
Subject:
Death/Child/Mother

Recordings

On album:
C-056(a) (Music, Russia & Chagall)
Track ID:
34471
Vocal:
Dolukhanova, Zara
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Language:
Russian
Style:
Classical
Length:
2:41
On album:
S-009(c) (SHOSTAKOVITCH ALMAN)
Track ID:
8840
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lament On The Dead Child"
On album:
S-009(d) (Musiques Juives Chostakovitch/ Prokofiev/ Slonimiski)
Track ID:
8841
Vocal:
Bobrineva, Raissa
Vocal:
Borissova, Galina
Vocal:
Masslenikov, Alexei
Track comment:
Recorded un title "Lamentation Sur Un Enfant Mort"
On album:
S-009(b) (Shostakovitch Mussorgsky Kabalevsky)
Track ID:
8842
Russian Adaptation:
Spendiarova, T.
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Vocal:
Masslenikov, Alexei
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lament For A Dead Infant"
On album:
S-009(e) (Weinberg symph no 6 / Shostakovitch from Jewish folk poetry)
Track ID:
8843
Artist:
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Ahronovitch, Yuri
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lament For A Dead Infant"

The Great Need

Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Genre:
Literary Origin/Lament
Subject:
Poverty/Child/Hunger/Clothing/Attic/Roof/Goat/Straw
Translation:
J-004(a)
Additional song notes:
Based upon "Oyfn Boydem Shloft Der Dakh"

Recordings

On album:
S-009(e) (Weinberg symph no 6 / Shostakovitch from Jewish folk poetry)
Track ID:
15071
Vocal:
Zakai, Mira
Artist:
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Ahronovitch, Yuri
First line:
Oyfn boydem shloft der dakh, tsugedekt mit shindelekh,
First line (Yiddish):
אױפֿן בױדעם שלאָפֿט דער דאַך, צוגעדעקט מיט שינדעלעך
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Song Of Want"
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert/Classical
On album:
S-009(d) (Musiques Juives Chostakovitch/ Prokofiev/ Slonimiski)
Track ID:
15072
Russian Adaption:
Semenov, B.
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Bobrineva, Raissa
Vocal:
Borissova, Galina
Vocal:
Masslenikov, Alexei
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Chante De Misere".
Language:
Russian
On album:
S-009(b) (Shostakovitch Mussorgsky Kabalevsky)
Track ID:
15073
Russian Adaptation:
Semenov, B.
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Song Of Want"
Language:
Russian
Style:
Concert/Classical
On album:
S-009(c) (SHOSTAKOVITCH ALMAN)
Track ID:
15074
Piano:
Saunders, Antony
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Oyfn boydem shloft der dakh, tsugedekt mit shindelekh,
First line (Yiddish):
אױפֿן בױדעם שלאָפֿט דער דאַך, צוגעדעקט מיט שינדעלעך
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Song On Indigence"
Language:
Yiddish

Other tracks with this artist

Shlof Shlof Shlof (Shostakovich) — שלאָף שלאָף שלאָף

Additional song notes:
See "Cradle Song"
On album:
S-009(c) (SHOSTAKOVITCH ALMAN)
Track ID:
14031
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Shlof, shlof, shlof, der tate forn keyn...,
First line:
שלאָף, שלאָף, שלאָף, דער טאַטע פֿאָרן קיין...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lullaby"

Lullaby (Shostakovitch)

Also known as:
Little Son, My Fairest
On album:
S-009(b) (Shostakovitch Mussorgsky Kabalevsky)
Track ID:
9237
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Translator Russian:
Zviagintzeva, V.
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
First line:
Shlof, shlof shlof, der tate vet forn keyn...
First line (Russian):
שלאָף, שלאָף, שלאָף, דער טאַטע פֿאָרן קיין...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lullaby"
Language:
Russian
Style:
Classical/Concert

The Abandoned Father (Yid)

On album:
xS-009(c)
Track ID:
14966
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Eliye der shenker zitst in..., hit op der sheyne...
First line:
עליע דער שענקער זיצט אין..., היט אָפּ דער שײנע...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "The Abandoned Father"

Die Grosse Not/ The Great Need (German)

Genre:
Literary Origin/Lament
Subject:
Poverty/Child/Hunger/Clothing/Attic/Roof/Goat/Straw
Translation:
J-004(a)
Additional song notes:
Based upon "Oyfn Boydem Shloft Der Dakh"
On album:
J-004(a) (<<Jewish Chronicle>> <<From Jewish Folk Poetry OP 79>>)
Track ID:
15070
German Adaption:
Kurella, Alfred
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Croonen, Maria
Vocal:
Burmeister, Anneliese
Vocal:
Schreier, Peter
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Part of "From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79" See Album S-009(a)
Language:
German

Before The Separation (Farewell)

On album:
xS-009(c)
Track ID:
2171
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Oy, Avrom, ikh ken on dir nisht zayn, ikh on dir, on dir...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, אַבֿרהם, איך קען אָן דיר נישט זײַן, איך אָן דיר, אָן דיר...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Before The Separation."
Language:
Yiddish

Shlof Shlof Shlof (Shostakovich) — שלאָף שלאָף שלאָף

Additional song notes:
See "Cradle Song"
On album:
S-009(b) (Shostakovitch Mussorgsky Kabalevsky)
Track ID:
2832
Russian Text:
Glob, A.
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Vocal:
Molukhanova, Zara
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
First line (Russian):
שלאָף, שלאָף, שלאָף, דער טאַטע פֿאָרן קיין...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "The Solicitous Mother and Aunt"
Language:
Russian

Farewell (Oy, Avrom, Russian)

On album:
S-009(b) (Shostakovitch Mussorgsky Kabalevsky)
Track ID:
5118
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Russian Text:
Glob, A.
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
First line:
Oy, Avrom, ikh ken on dir nisht zayn, ikh on dir, on dir...
First line:
אױ, אַבֿרהם, איך קען אָן דיר נישט זײַן, איך אָן דיר, אָן דיר...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Before A Prolonged Separation."

Farewell (Oy, Avrom, Yid)

On album:
S-009(c) (SHOSTAKOVITCH ALMAN)
Track ID:
5119
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Oy, Avrom, ikh ken on dir nisht zayn, ikh on dir, on dir...
First line:
אױ, אַבֿרהם, איך קען אָן דיר נישט זײַן, איך אָן דיר, אָן דיר...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Before The Separation."

Farewell (Oy, Avrom, Yid)

On album:
S-009(e) (Weinberg symph no 6 / Shostakovitch from Jewish folk poetry)
Track ID:
5120
Artist:
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Conductor:
Ahronovitch, Yuri
First line:
Oy, Avrom, ikh ken on dir nisht zayn, ikh on dir, on mir...
First line:
אױ, אַבֿרהם, איך קען אָן דיר נישט זײַן, איך אָן דיר, אָן מיר...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Before A Prolonged Separation."

Good Fortune (Yid)

On album:
S-009(c) (SHOSTAKOVITCH ALMAN)
Track ID:
5752
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Ikh hob mayn man..., ikh shem zikh gornisht vos ikh bin...
First line:
איך האָב מײַן מאַן..., איך שעם זיך גאָרנישט װאָס איך בין...

Lullaby (Shostakovitch)

Also known as:
Little Son, My Fairest
On album:
S-009(c) (SHOSTAKOVITCH ALMAN)
Track ID:
9238
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Shlof mayn kind, mayn kind, mayn sheyner, shlof mayn zunenyu
First line:
שלאָף, שלאָף, שלאָף, דער טאַטע פֿאָרן קיין...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lullaby"

Lullaby (Shostakovitch)

Also known as:
Little Son, My Fairest
On album:
S-009(e) (Weinberg symph no 6 / Shostakovitch from Jewish folk poetry)
Track ID:
9239
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Translator Russian:
Zviagintzeva, V.
Artist:
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Ahronovitch, Yuri
First line:
Shlof mayn kind, mayn kind, mayn sheyner, shlof mayn zunenyu
First line:
שלאָף, שלאָף, שלאָף, דער טאַטע פֿאָרן קיין...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lullaby" - Father in Siberian Exile

Lullaby (Shostakovitch)

Also known as:
Little Son, My Fairest
On album:
S-009(c) (SHOSTAKOVITCH ALMAN)
Track ID:
9485
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Shlof mayn kind, mayn kind, mayn sheyner, shlof mayn zunenyu
First line:
שלאָף, שלאָף, שלאָף, דער טאַטע פֿאָרן קיין...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Lullaby"

Oy Avram (Farewell, Yid) — אױ אַבֿרהם (Farewell)

On album:
xS-009(c)
Track ID:
11688
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Oy, Avrom, ikh ken on dir nisht zayn, ikh on dir, on dir...
First line:
אױ, אַבֿרהם, איך קען אָן דיר נישט זײַן, איך אָן דיר, אָן דיר...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Before The Separation."

Song On Indigence (Yid)

On album:
xS-009(c)
Track ID:
14629
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Oyf dem boydem shloft der dakh, tsugedekt mit shikhelekh,
First line:
אױף דעם בױדעם שלאָפֿט דער דאַך, צוגעדעקט מיט שיכעלעך
Track comment:
Based on "Oyfn Boydem Shloft Der Dakh"

The Thoughtful Father (Yid)

On album:
xS-009(c)
Track ID:
15235
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Shlof, shlof, shlof, der tate forn keyn...,
First line:
שלאָף, שלאָף, שלאָף, דער טאַטע פֿאָרן קיין...
Track comment:
Recorded under title "The Thoughtful Father".

Winter (Shostakovitsh) — װינטער (שאָסטאַקאָװיטש)

Genre:
Art Song/Literary Origin/Lament
Subject:
Winter/Death/Mother/Child
Song comment:
From Jewish Folk Poetry, op 79
Origin:
Alb J-004(a) - German
Translation:
Alb J-004(a)
On album:
S-009(b) (Shostakovitch Mussorgsky Kabalevsky)
Track ID:
17012
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Track comment:
Part of Shostokovitch, From Jewish Folk Poetry OP 79
Language:
Russian
Style:
Classical

Warning

On album:
S-009(b) (Shostakovitch Mussorgsky Kabalevsky)
Track ID:
16893
Russian Adaption:
Ushakov, N.
Vocal:
Dorliak, Nina
Piano:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
First line:
הער זשע גײן, מוז דאַרף נישט גײן, מוז טאָר נישט גײן,
Track comment:
Based on "Zolst Nisht Geyn Mit Andere Meydelekh"

Zolst Nit Geyn (Warning)

On album:
xS-009(c)
Track ID:
18249
Composer:
Shostakovitch, Dimitri
Vocal:
Lawrence, Helen
Vocal:
Rosen, Carol
Vocal:
Garb, Louis
First line:
Her zhe, Khasia, muz darf nisht geyn, muz tor nisht geyn...
First line:
הער זשע גײן, מוז דאַרף נישט גײן, מוז טאָר נישט גײן,
Track comment:
Based on "Zolst Nisht Geyn Mit Andere Meydelekh"