RODION SHCHEDRIN (b.1932): Dialogues with Shostakovich - Symphonic Etudes, Parabola concertante for Cello, Strings and Timpani, Music from the ballet Anna Karenina, Two Tangos by Albéniz. David Geringas (cello), Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev.

Description: Only available recording of the Dialogues, an 18-minute work from 2001, and (in this form) a 33-minute suite from Anna Karenina are part of an 87 minute concert filmed in 2007. The other disc contains a 65 minute documentary on Shchedrin by Wolf Seesemann featuring Martha Argerich, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Maya Plisetskaya and many others and a 66-minute extensive interview with the composer, the whole thing being a celebration of his 80th birthday. 2 DVDs for the price of 1. 16:9 widescreen documentary, 4:3 concert. PCM stereo. NTSC region 0. 209 minutes.