Shostakovich: Zoya & The Young Guard - Suites from Film Scores

In its heyday in the 1990s, Constantine Orbelian’s Russian Disc label offered many unique and highly prized recordings of Russian repertoire. Among the most successful were four programs of Shostakovich film scores. Although the Russian Disc label closed its doors in the late ‘90s, a number of RD titles are still sought-after; and even used copies have escalated in price. In 2010, Delos rereleased all four of the Shostakovich Suites from Film Scores recordings, beginning with this album. Shostakovich is regarded as a pioneer of Soviet film music, and wrote scores for 30 films between 1929 and 1971.