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Musical Trademarks

Yvonne Frindle, our Publications Editor, explores the musical trademarks of an unlikely pair of composers, Rossini and Shostakovich. (Duration: 16 minutes)

Hear the Sydney Symphony play Shostakovich's Symphony No.15 and Rossini's William Tell Overture, together with Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto, on 22, 23, 24 and 25 September 2010.

This audio feature includes excerpts from the following recordings:

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.15
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
DECCA 444430

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphonies No.7 and No.11
St Petersburg Philharmonic, Vladimir Ashkenazy
DECCA 897202

ROSSINI Overtures
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
PHILIPS 473 9672

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