Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich, Kurt Weill
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Lahav Shani
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029547834
Release: 2022
Size: 1.32 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Weill: Symphony No. 2 ‘Symphonic Fantasy’
01. I. Sostenuto – Allegro Molto
02. II. Largo
03. III. Allegro Vivace
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Allegretto
06. III. Largo
07. IV. Allegro non troppo
Shani has described Kurt Weill’s Symphony No. 2, premiered by Bruno Walter in Amsterdam in 1933, as “one of my favourite pieces to conduct. It is tonal music, very melodic, very theatrical, and really not comparable to anything else”. Shostakovich’s powerful Symphony No. 5, with its enigmatic interplay of sincerity and irony, was chosen by Shani to conclude his inaugural concert as Music Director in Rotterdam.