From the Archives - Shostakovich at the Cinema

By Frank Byrne,

Sam Wisman

Published October 9, 2024 at 1:24 PM CDT

Dmitri Shostakovich was a great Russian composer and is remembered today for his powerful symphonies. But there is one musical genre in which he composed more than any other: film music. We’ll hear selections from his marvelous score for the 1955 film “The Gadfly.”

Compositions and Recordings

Suite from the Gadfly
by Dmitri Shostakovich
Jose Serebrier and the Belgian Radio Symphony

From the Archives with Frank Byrne

Frank Byrne

Frank Byrne is the host of From the Archives.

Sam Wisman

Sam Wisman is a senior producer for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3