Description
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.