Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Film Music – New Babylon • Alone • The Girlfriends • Love and Hate • The Fall of Berlin • The Gadfly • Hamlet

Various orchestras and conductors
Basel Sinfonietta • Frankfurt Radio Symphony • Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz • Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra • Moscow Symphony Orchestra • Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Naxos 8.507016
7 CDs
Total playing time: 7:27:01

CD 1

New Babylon, Op. 18 – original manuscript version (Reels 1–4)

1. Reel 1: General Sale – War – Death to the Prussians – 9:02

2. Reel 2: Head over Heels – Paris – 10:01

3. Reel 3: The Siege of Paris – 10:51

4. Reel 4: 18 March 1871 – On the morning of 18th March the workers still guarded their guns – 13:21

CD 2

New Babylon, Op. 18 – original manuscript version (Reels 5–8)

1. Reel 5: Versailles against Paris – Paris has stood for centuries – 10:21

2. Reel 6: The Barricade – The 49th day of defence – 14:51

3. Reel 7: To the Firing Squad – There is peace and order in Paris – 10:39

4. Reel 8: Death – The Trial – 8:11

5. Reel 8 (continued): Original ending – 4:07

CD 3

Odna (Alone), Op. 26 – reconstructed by Mark Fitz-Gerald

1. The Beginning (Overture) – 0:53

2. Reel 1: Kuzmina in Leningrad – Kuzmina wakes – 1:20

3. Reel 1: Kuzmina in Leningrad – Konchen, konchen tekhnikum – 1:05

4. Reel 1: Kuzmina in Leningrad – Morning Exercises – 1:32

5. Reel 1: Kuzmina in Leningrad – March (“The Street”) – 0:37

6. Reel 1: Kuzmina in Leningrad – Kuzmina waits for Sobolevsky – 0:42

7. Reel 1: Kuzmina in Leningrad – Galop (“How Good Life Will Be!”) – 2:42

8. Reel 1: Kuzmina in Leningrad – March – 0:45

9. Reel 1: Introduction – The Cockery Sings – “Stay!” – 3:59

10. Reel 2: Office Typewriters – 0:04

11. Reel 2: A Young Girl Signs Up – 0:59

12. Reel 2: Music from the Loudspeakers during Telephone Box Scene – 0:57

13. Reel 2: Kuzmina Starts to Sign Up – 1:05

14. Reel 2: March – 0:47

15. Reel 2: Barrel Organ – 1:05

16. Reel 2: The Old Janitor Flirts with Her – 0:31

17. Reel 3: Overtone Singer – 0:43

18. Reel 3: The Steppe of the Altai – 0:57

19. Reel 3: The Altai – 4:59

20. Reel 3: Meeting the Village Chairman and Locals – 3:38

21. Reel 3: Kuzmina in Her Peasant Hut – 3:07

22. Reel 3: Kuzmina Takes Courage – 0:25

23. Reel 4: Introduction – 0:20

24. Reel 4: The School Class – 1:02

25. Reel 4: The Bai Selects Children to Tend the Sheep – 2:53

26. Reel 4: Kuzmina is Struck as She Protests – 0:43

27. Reel 4: Lullaby – 2:46

28. Reel 4: Kuzmina Reminisces – 0:51

29. Reel 4: The Village Soviet Chairman Waking – 3:04

30. Reel 4: Kuzmina Confronts the Chairman – 1:16

31. Reel 4: Tea with His Wife – 0:41

32. Reel 5: Children Play and Dance – 2:12

33. Reel 5: The Bai and Sheep Trader – 2:48

34. Reel 5: Kuzmina Protests – 1:24

35. Reel 5: The Bai Replies – 1:11

36. Reel 5: Conspiracy against Kuzmina – 4:44

37. Reel 6: On the Way to the Next Town – 2:06

38. Reel 6: Snowstorm Begins – 1:13

39. Reel 6: Snowstorm – 2:18

40. Reel 6: Kuzmina Almost Freezes (beginning) – 1:33

41. Reel 6: Kuzmina Almost Freezes (conclusion) – 4:47

42. Reel 7: Village Chairman Meets Locals – 0:28

43. Reel 7: Kuzmina Close to Death in Bed – 0:57

44. Reel 7: Village Meeting – 0:26

45. Reel 7: Children Comfort Kuzmina – 1:08

46. Reel 7: Funeral Plans – 0:55

47. Reel 7: Locals React Violently – 1:39

48. Reel 7: Aeroplane Arrives to Rescue Kuzmina – 3:46

CD 4

Podrugi (The Girlfriends), Op. 41a – reconstructed by Mark Fitz-Gerald

1. Introduction – 3:04

2. The Year 1914 – Workers’ block and factory gates – 2:08

3. Families await the strikers – 3:38

4. Inn of the Keys to Happiness – 2:26

5. Children attempt to sing their poppy song – 2:56

6. By the river – Revolutionary song – 0:52

7. Fanfare – 0:27

8. Story of Silych’s son Ivan – 2:16

9. Zamuchen tiazheloi nevolei – 5:12

10. The Year 1919 – Civil War – 1:37

11. Internationale – Girls leave for war – 2:03

12. Battlefield nursing scene – 1:47

13. Alla Marcia – Enemy takes Pushkin – 1:09

14. Internationale – Retreat by train – 1:46

15. Zoya in the snowy forest – 1:47

16. The Forester’s Hut – 2:51

17. Fanfare – News from the front – 0:29

18. Fanfare – 0:46

19. The girls find a chicken – 1:56

20. Nostalgic song – 1:49

21. Natasha and Zoya rescued – 1:42

22. Fanfare – 0:40

23. Closing words – 3:12

Love and Hate, Op. 38 – orchestral arrangement by Mark Fitz-Gerald

24. Introduction – 1:58

25. Distribution of Arms – 0:59

26. Interlude – 0:21

27. How Long Will My Heart Ache and Moan? – 2:00

28. Intermezzo – 0:54

29. Soldiers’ March – 1:40

30. March: Scherzando – 1:39

31. Female chorus reprise – 1:53

32. Waltz (78-rpm record) – 1:44

33. Interlude – 0:40

34. Morning March – 0:48

35. Drunken Soldier – 0:21

36. Domestic Mayhem – 1:16

37. A Team of Women – 2:17

38. Soldier’s Murder – 2:19

39. Women Go Down the Mine – 1:08

40. Death in the Mines – 1:00

41. Funeral – 3:03

42. Dramatic Chords – 0:37

43. Passing the Time – 1:03

44. Greeting the Red Army – 0:59

45. Fanfare – 0:17

46. Finale – 0:51

CD 5

The Fall of Berlin, Op. 82 – arranged by Adriano

1. Main Title (Part 1) – 2:44

2. Beautiful Day – 2:15

3. Alyosha by the River – 1:39

4. Stalin’s Garden – 2:02

5. Alyosha and Natalia in the Fields – Attack – 3:53

6. Hitler’s Reception – 1:32

7. Devastated Village – 2:40

8. Forward! – 0:58

9. Main Title (Part 2) – 2:06

10. Roll Call – Night Attack – 3:01

11. Storming Seelov Heights – 6:26

12. Flooding of the Underground Station – 1:11

13. Final Battle for the Reichstag – 4:06

14. Yussuf’s Death – The Red Banner – 3:41

15. Stalin at Berlin Airport – 4:28

16. Finale – Stalin’s Speech – 2:44

The Unforgettable Year 1919 – Suite, Op. 89a (ed. Levon Atovmyan)

17. Introduction – 2:04

18. Romance – 4:52

19. Sea Battle Scene – 2:19

20. Scherzo – 2:25

21. Assault on the Red Hill – 7:00

22. Intermezzo – 5:03

23. Finale – 6:06

CD 6

The Gadfly, Op. 97 – reconstructed by Mark Fitz-Gerald

1. Overture – 2:04

2. The Cliffs – 2:03

3. The Austrians – 2:22

4. Youth – 1:47

5. Political Meeting – 1:11

6. Divine Service – 1:42

7. Arrest – 0:57

8. A Slap in the Face – 1:43

9. Laughter – 1:25

10. The River – 0:38

11. March – 1:40

12. Folk Dance: Tarantella – 0:25

13. Barrel Organ – 0:31

14. Divine Service – 1:51

15. J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor – Dona nobis pacem – 3:46

16. Exit from the Cathedral – 0:59

17. Gemma’s Room – 2:33

18. Guitars – 2:27

19. Contredanse – 1:15

20. Galop – 2:02

21. Fanfares – 0:33

22. Bazar – 2:41

23. Rout – 2:07

24. Prison – 0:19

25. Youth (reprise) – 1:55

26. Montanelli Leaves the Cell – 1:53

27. Letter – 1:41

28. River (reprise) – 0:37

29. Finale – 2:05

Bonus tracks

30. Confession (excluded from the soundtrack) – 2:21

31. Févin: Ave Maria (excluded from the soundtrack) – 2:56

The Counterplan, Op. 33 – excerpts

32. Presto – 2:46

33. Andante – 2:47

34. Andante – Allegro (“Song of the Counterplan”) – 3:45

CD 7

Hamlet – Suite, Op. 116a

1. Overture – 2:03

2. Military Music – 0:48

3. Fanfares – 0:14

4. Palace Ball – 3:16

5. Story of Horatio and the Ghost – 2:21

6. The Ball – 1:11

7. The Ghost – 6:43

8. Hamlet’s Parting from Ophelia – 5:38

9. Palace Music – 1:00

10. Arrival of the Players – 2:03

11. Monologue – 1:31

12. Hamlet’s Monologue (“To be or not to be”) – 3:36

13. Royal Fanfare – 0:14

14. In the Garden – 2:29

15. Booth Fanfare – 0:20

16. Poisoning Scene – 6:20

17. The Flutes Play – 0:45

18. Ophelia’s Descent into Madness – 3:40

19. Ophelia’s Insanity – 2:32

20. Death of Ophelia – 3:39

21. Hamlet at Ophelia’s Grave – 3:13

22. The Cemetery – 2:04

23. The Duel – The Death of Hamlet – Hamlet’s Funeral – 6:32