Shostakovich Question

Posted by: Peter Litwack on 02 August 2001

I just saw the British TV film "Traffik", which was absolutely superb. Much better than the recent US version "Traffic", BTW. Question is: what is the Shostakovich composition played repeatedly throughout the film? The end credits refer only to "music by Shostakovich", and being familiar only with a few of his symphonies and piano preludes and fugues, I'm at a loss. Can anyone help me find a recording of this beautiful music?
confused

Posted on: 03 August 2001 by Alex S.

We are both fans of Shostakovich and Ozric Tentacles.

Do you prefer Brandy or Steps?

Posted on: 03 August 2001 by Peter Litwack

Omer-
Thanks for the info. One more question:
Do you happen to know which group's performance of the Qt. # 8 was used in "Traffik"?

Thanks again.

Posted on: 06 August 2001 by Peter Litwack

Omer-
Thanks for the effort. IMDB is, of course, the first place I looked, but no luck. Maybe I'll just have to settle for one of the recordings you recommended, and maybe, someday, ...
I can google the answer up!