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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:

1. Waltz in G minor
2. Polka in C major
3. Foxtrot in F♯ minor

It is scored for 3 saxophones (soprano, alto and tenor), 2 trumpets, trombone, wood block, snare drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, xylophone, 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

1. ^ Dave Kopplin. "Jazz Suite No. 1". Hollywood Bowl. On the occasion of the work's first performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel in March 2011.
2. ^ Alex Burns (22 January 2020). "Dmitri Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 1". classicalexburns.com.
3. Richard Whitehouse (2004). Shostakovich: Ballet Suits Nos. 1–4 (PDF) (Liner notes). Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky. Naxos. 8.557208.
4. "Lightweight fare from Shostakovich done by a suitably characterful Russian band", Gramophone, August 2002

External links

• Work details, note by Gerard McBurney
• Animated score on YouTube, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

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Ballets	The Golden Age The Bolt The Limpid Stream
Symphonies	No. 1 in F minor No. 2 in B major (To October) No. 3 in E♭ major (The First of May) No. 4 in C minor No. 5 in D minor No. 6 in B minor No. 7 in C major (Leningrad) Leningrad première American premieres No. 8 in C minor No. 9 in E♭ major No. 10 in E minor No. 11 in G minor (The Year 1905) No. 12 in D minor (The Year 1917) No. 13 in B♭ minor (Babi Yar) No. 14 in G minor No. 15 in A major
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