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...young man, Dmitri Shostakovich had a very skewed idea of what the term "jazz" meant. Living in the sheltered climes of Lenin's young Soviet Union, Shostakovich could only glean origins and aspects of form from cultured friends from the West and bits of historical information that happened to come...
...Thus, Shostakovich's "Jazz Suites" are quite unlike any jazz that we know today. They don't even correspond to the jazz compositions attempted by Igor Stravinsky at the same time--his were far more exploratory in chord structure and overall form. Shostakovich's jazz embodies a kind of ethereal chintz that might call to mind, on first listening, the London compact disc, Riccardo Chailly and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam attempt to bring forth that light naivete in all of its utter inocuousness...
...movements in the Suites. Named like conventional dance movements, we have waltzes, polkas, a march and even a foxtrot. Yes, one could actually dance to this music. As with much of "classical jazz" composed until the latter half of the century--jazz authored by so-called classical composers--Shostakovich's suites leave no room for improvisation and are embarrassingly strict in time and rhythm...
...Arte Chamber Orchetra. Performsworks by Mozart, Shostakovich and Rouse. SandersTheatre, 3 p.m. Call 496-2222 for tickets and moreinformation...
Boston Chamber Music Society. Performworks by Shostakovich, Brahms, Beethoven. SandersTheatre...