Boosey & Hawkes and Sikorski have released scores and reductions for the composer’s concertos and vocal scores of Symphony No.13 ‘Babi Yar’ and Symphony No.14, following the completion of the set of 15 full scores of Shostakovich’s symphonies, as reported by Boosey & Hawkes.
The collaboration between the two publishers, which combined operations in Berlin, has resulted in newly computer typeset scores and orchestral parts for the composer’s works. These new publications extend the edition with scores and reductions for string concertos. Recently released concerto publications include new full scores and reductions for soloist and piano of Violin Concerto No.1 and Cello Concerto No.1.
The vocal score for Symphony No.13 includes bass solo and male chorus parts, along with a piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment. The voices sing texts by Yevtushenko concerning the massacre of Jewish men, women, and children near Kyiv in 1941. For Symphony No.14, the vocal score features soprano and bass solo parts, setting texts by Lorca, Apollinaire, Küchelbecker, and Rilke, and includes a piano reduction of the strings and percussion accompaniment. Furthermore, the edition adds a full score of the composer’s Suite No.2 for Jazz Orchestra.
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