King Lear, Incidental Music, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia

~ Recording by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Suite from the Incidental Music to “King Lear”, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia4:34Dmitri ShostakovichUnder Stalin’s Shadow: Symphonies nos. 6 & 7 / Incidental Music to “King Lear”Dmitri Shostakovich; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsAlbum + Live
  • XE2019-02-22
Deutsche Grammophon00289 483 6728, 483 6728
1.4Suite from the Incidental Music to “King Lear”, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia4:34Dmitri ShostakovichUnder Stalin’s Shadow: Symphonies nos. 6 & 7 / Incidental Music to “King Lear”Dmitri Shostakovich; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsAlbum + Live
  • XW2019-02-22
Deutsche Grammophon
1.4Suite from the Incidental Music to “King Lear”, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia4:34Dmitri ShostakovichUnder Stalin’s Shadow: Symphonies nos. 6 & 7 / Incidental Music to “King Lear”Dmitri Shostakovich; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsAlbum + Live
  • XW2019-02-22
Deutsche Grammophon
1.4Suite from the Incidental Music to “King Lear”, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia4:34Dmitri ShostakovichUnder Stalin’s Shadow: Symphonies nos. 6 & 7 / Incidental Music to “King Lear”Dmitri Shostakovich; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsAlbum + Live
  • JP2019-02-27
Deutsche GrammophonUCCG-1828
1.77King Lear, Incidental Music, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia4:34Dmitri ShostakovichSymphonies / Concertos / Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk DistrictDmitri Shostakovich; Yuja Wang, Baiba Skride, Yo-Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2025-03-28
Deutsche Grammophon
1.77Suite From the Incidental Music to “King Lear”, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia4:34Dmitri ShostakovichSymphonies / Concertos / Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk DistrictShostakovich; Yuja Wang, Baiba Skride, Yo‐Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2025-03-28
Deutsche Grammophon
1.77King Lear, Incidental Music, op. 58a: Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia4:34Dmitri ShostakovichSymphonies / Concertos / Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk DistrictShostakovich; Yuja Wang, Baiba Skride, Yo‐Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2025-03-28
Deutsche Grammophon

Relationships

recording engineer:Nick Squire (engineer)
assistant engineer:John Morin (engineer)
Joel Watts (engineer)
engineer and producer:Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
editor:Robert Wolff (engineer)
solo clarinet:William R. Hudgins (clarinetist) (in 2017-05)
orchestra:Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 2017-05)
conductor:Andris Nelsons (conductor) (in 2017-05)
recorded at:Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 2017-05)
recording of:Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a (in 2017-05: live, partial)

Related works

Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a

composer:Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
parts:Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 1. "Who has decided to divide his kingdom..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 2. "It's a sad day for fools: All the bright people in the country..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 3. "Breadseeds and breadcrusts is what the hungry little mouse remembers..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 4. "The sparrow reared the cuckoo, the homeless baby bird..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 5. "High-ranking and rich fathers are treated nicely by daughters and sons-in-law."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 6. "When the priest refuses to sell his soul for the sake of money..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 7. "The cunning fox and the king's daughter, your's would be the rope..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 8. "The trousers are necessary, I assure you..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 9. "Hey! Hi there! Who keeps his temper when an ill wind blows..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: 10 Songs of the Fool: 10. "Who is a soldier of fortune..."
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: Introduction and Cordelia's Ballad
Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58a: March
is based on:King Lear