Composer

Dmitri Shostakovich

1906–1975 · Russian

33 catalogued orchestral works 26 with instrumentation confirmed against a source, 7 still marked TBD. We publish TBD rather than a guess.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1925Symphony No. 1 in F minor, op. 103[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+4 — pf — str32'
1927Symphony No. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October” · chorus3[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — str20'
1929Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 20 “The First of May” · chorus3[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — str30'
1930The Age of Gold, Suite, op. 22a3[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str17'
1932Hamlet, Suite, op. 32aTBD25'
1933Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, op. 35 (for piano, trumpet & strings)solo tpt — str22'
1934Jazz Suite No. 1TBD8'
1935Five Fragments, op. 42TBD9'
1936Symphony No. 4 in C minor, op. 434[1.2.3.pic] 4[1.2.3.eh] 5[1.2.3.Ebcl.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 8 4 3 2 — tmp+perc — 2hp — cel — str63'
1937Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 473[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.Ebcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+4 — 2hp, pf/cel — str47'
1939Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 543[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — cel — str32'
1941Symphony No. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”3[2=afl.3=pic] 2+Eh 3[3=Ebcl]+bcl 2+cbn — 8 6 6 1 — tmp+5 — 2hp, pf — str75'
1943Symphony No. 8 in C minor, op. 654[1.2.3.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.Ebcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — str63'
1945Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, op. 703[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+4 — str27'
1948Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 773[3=pic] 3[3=Eh] 3[3=bcl] 3[3=cbn] — 4 0 0 1 — tmp+3 — 2hp, cel — str36'
1949Ballet Suite No. 1TBD14'
1951Ballet Suite No. 2TBD18'
1952Ballet Suite No. 3TBD15'
1953Ballet Suite No. 4TBD12'
1953Symphony No. 10 in E minor, op. 933[1.2.3/pic2.pic] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2/Ebcl.3] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+4 — str52'
1954Festive Overture, op. 963[1.2.pic] 3 3 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 — str (opt. brass banda)6'
1955The Gadfly, Suite, op. 97a3[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp cel — str45'
1956Suite for Variety Orchestra (Jazz Suite No. 2)3[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.asx/tsx] 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp cel pf/acc — str24'
1957Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, op. 1022 2 2 2 — 4 0 0 0 — tmp+perc — str20'
1957Symphony No. 11 in G minor, op. 103 “The Year 1905”3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2hp — cel — str60'
1959Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, op. 1072[1.2/pic] 2 2 2[1.2/cbn] — 1 0 0 0 — tmp — cel — str28'
1961Symphony No. 12 in D minor, op. 112 “The Year 1917”3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — str40'
1962Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 “Babi Yar” · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2hp — cel/pf — str60'
1966Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, op. 1262[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 2 0 0 0 — tmp+perc — hp — str37'
1967October, Symphonic Poem, op. 1313[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — str13'
1967Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 1292 2 2 2[1.2/cbn] — 2 0 0 0 — tmp+perc — str30'
1969Symphony No. 14, op. 135— strings + percussion only —50'
1971Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 1413[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — cel — str45'

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