Rare, Original Poster, 1994, Dmitri Shostakovich, The Golden Age, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Chandos, El Lissitzky

245.00

Lazar Markovich Lissitzky (Russian: Ла́зарь Ма́ркович Лиси́цкий, l1890 – 30 December 1941), better known as El Lissitzky , was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian avant-garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the Soviet Union. His work greatly influenced the Bauhaus and constructivist movements, and he experimented with production techniques and stylistic devices that would go on to dominate 20th-century graphic design.

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Original Rare Promotion Poster

from 1994

 

First Complete Recording 

of

Dmitri Shostakovichs

The Golden Age

 

Gennady Roshdestvensky

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Chandos Records

73 cm x 61 cm

 

The Golden Age or The Age of Gold, Op. 22, is a ballet in three acts and six scenes by Dmitri Shostakovich to a libretto by Alexander Ivanovsky. Choreographed by Vasili Vainonen (first act), Leonid Jacobson (second act), and V. Chesnakov (third act), it premiered on 26 October 1930 at the Kirov Theatre. The work was performed eighteen times and was initially censored due to its inclusion of modern European dance styles. Chandos’ records is the first complete recording of the composers masterpiece.

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