Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 (Shostakovich)

The Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 (commonly known as Jazz Suite No. 1) by Dmitri Shostakovich was composed in 1934.

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. The premiere was on March 24, 1934. A performance takes about 8 minutes.

Shostakovich used the waltz in his 1935 ballet The Limpid Stream.

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)

See also

• Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2

References

External links

• Work details, note by Gerard McBurney
• , Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly