A few weeks ago my wife went to a concert where Shostakovich's "Chamber
Symphony" op. 110a was performed.  Unfortunately I had not the opportunity
to go there myself, but she told me that she recognized some tunes from the
"Piano Trio No. 2" op. 67 (the beginning of the Allegretto).  So I wonder
if op. 110 a is based on op. 67, anyone who knows this? When I looked for
op. 110a in a book about Shostakovich I couldn't find it listed, but I
noticed that op. 110 is his "String Quartet No. 8".  Is there any
connection between op. 110 and 110a (I'm not familiar with the String
Quartets)? BTW, yesterday I bought Shostakovich's "The Gadfly" on Naxos,
really a nice piece!  Thanks for your help!

Kai Czepiczka,
South Korea