Ron Chaplin:

>I've just been listening to Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos.  1 and 2,
>Naxos 8.555949.  The disc also includes The Bolt: Suite from the
>Ballet, Op. 27a and Tahiti Trot, Op. 16.
>...
>I'm interested in knowing if any other members have heard the disc and
>what their impressions are.

I don't know this particular disc, but there's a deal of Shostakovich's
lighter music available.  Some examples: Neeme Jarvi's 2-CD Chandos set
(CHAN7000/1, TT=114:36) includes five ballet suites, a suite from Katerina
Ismailova, and the Festive Overture - the fifth suite is The Bolt in
disguise.  Naxos 8.553299, TT=76:31, has suites from The Gadfly and Five
Days Five Nights.  Last time I checked Berkshire Record Outlet's online
catalogue, they were offering a number of his film scores on Capriccio.

Richard Pennycuick
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