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Shostakovich' music is the music of 20-th century Russia, from the turbulent Revolution, through the horrors of war to the communistic repression. It is the cry of a soul in torment, expressing grief, despair in a highly personal way, through irony or bitter truth.
The symphonies span Shostakovich's whole life, and form a milestone in the symphonic repertoire. They are frequently played, and have gained nearly the same popularity as Mahler's symphonies.
A stupendous recording by Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai, an authority in this repertoire, as he has worked closely together with the composer for a long time, and premiered the 14th symphony.
Great sound from the Köllner Philharmonie, one of the world's best concert halls.
Track listing:
CD1
SYMPHONY No. 1 in F minor Op. 10
1. Allegretto 8:10
2. Allegro 4:45
3. Lento 7:43
4. Allegro molto 8:38
5. SYMPHONY No. 2 in B major Op. 14 for Chorus & Orchestra, "To October" 18:47
6. SYMPHONY No. 3 in E flat major Op. 20 for Chorus & Orchestra, "First of May" 26:43
CD2
SYMPHONY No. 4 in C minor Op. 43
1. Allegretto poco moderato 27:15
2. Moderato con moto 8:45
3. Largo-allegro 26:04
CD3
SYMPHONY No. 5 in D minor Op. 47
1. Moderato 15:29
2. Allegretto 5:33
3. Largo 13:19
4. Allegro non troppo 11:19
SYMPHONY No. 6 in B minor Op. 54
5. Largo 18:50
6. Allegro 5:47
7. Presto 7:01
CD4
SYMPHONY No. 7 in C major Op. 60
"Leningrad"
1. War, allegretto 26:20
2. Memories, Moderato (poco allegretto) 10:24
3. My native Field, adagio 18:16
4. Victory, allegro non troppo 16:34
CD5
SYMPHONY No. 8 in C minor Op. 65
1. Adagio 27:27
2. Allegretto 6:42
3. Allegro non troppo 6:28
4. Largo 9:38
5. Allegretto 13:45
CD6
SYMPHONY No. 9 in E flat major Op. 70
1. Allegro 5:16
2. Moderato 5:42
3. Presto 2:54
4. Largo 3:00
5. Allegretto 6:51
SYMPHONY No. 10 in E minor Op. 93
6. Moderato 23:14
7. Allegro 4:31
8. Allegretto 12:08
9. Andante 12:19
CD7
SYMPHONY No. 11 in G minor Op. 103
"The Year 1905"
1. Palace Square: adagio 15:27
2. January 9-th: Allegro-adagio-allegro-adagio 18:44
3. Eternal Memory: adagio 11:28
4. The Toscin: Allegro non troppo-allegro- moderato-adagio-allegro 14:17
CD8
SYMPHONY No. 12 in D minor Op. 112
"The Year 1917"
"To the Memory of Lenin"
1. Revolutionary Petrograd: Moderato-allegro 12:46
2. Razliv: Adagio 10:04
3. Aurora: Allegro 4:08
4. The Dawn of Humanity: L'istesso tempo 10:08
CD9
SYMPHONY No. 13 in B flat minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra Op. 113
"Babi Yar"
1. Babi Yar: Adagio 17:09
2. Humour: Allegretto 8:28
3. In the Store: Adagio 12:44
4. Fears: Adagio 11:55
5. A Career: Allegretto 12:29
CD10
SYMPHONY No. 14, for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135
1. De profundis (Bass; Garcia Lorca) 4:23
2. Malague-a (Soprano; Garcia Lorca) 2:50
3. Lorelei (Soprano & bass; Apollinaire) 8:00
4. The Suicide (Soprano; Apollinaire) 6:13
5. On Watch (Soprano; Apollinaire) 2:59
6. Madam, look! (Soprano & bass; Apollinaire) 1:32
7. In Prison, at the Sante Jail (Bass, Apollinaire) 8:20
8. The Zaporozhian Cossack's answer to the Sultan of Constantinople (Bass; Apollinaire) 2:07
9. O Delvig, Delvig (Bass; KŸchelbecker) 3:44
10. The Death of the Poet (Soprano; Rilke) 4:23
11. Conclusion (Soprano & bass; Rilke) 1:04
CD11
Symphony No. 15 in A major Op. 141
1. Allegretto 8:19
2. Adagio-largo-adagio-allegretto 11:43
3. Allegretto 3:53
4. Adagio-allegretto-adagio-allegretto 13:58
WDR Sinfonieorchester,
Rudolf Barshai
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