Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Andris Nelsons
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4864965
Release: 2023
Size: 2.85 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 ‘To October’
01. Ia. Largo
02. Ib. Chorus: “My schli, my prossili raboty i chleba”
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 ‘The First of May’
03. Ia. Allegretto – Allegro
04. Ib. Andante
05. Ic. Allegro – Largo
06. Id. Moderato “The First of May”
Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 ‘The Year 1917’
07. I. Revolutionary Petrograd (Moderato – Allegro)
08. II. Razliv (Allegro – Adagio)
09. III. Aurora (Allegro)
10. IV. The Dawn of Humanity (L’istesso tempo)
Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 ‘Babi Yar’
11.I. Babi Yar. Adagio
12. II. Humour. Allegretto
13. III. In the Store. Adagio
14. IV. Fears. Largo
15. V. A Career. Allegretto
In this latest installment of their acclaimed Shostakovich cycle, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra explore the composer’s shifting identity and political convictions under the Soviet regime, tracing with the four symphonies on this album a 35-year span in Shostakovich’s creative and personal evolution: from youthful idealism to mature disillusionment and resignation. The orchestra and its Musical Director are joined by bass-baritone Matthias Goerne who gives an impressive performance of the “Babi Yar” solos in Symphony No. 13. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus (chorus master: James Burton) gives a strong support in the choral parts of Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 and 13, and are joining powers in the mighty Symphony No. 13 with the New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir (chorus master: Erica J. Washburn). This set comes as a 3 CD multipack. The booklet (32 pages) includes liner notes by Harlow Robinson in English and German and all original lyrics in Russian (romanized) with English translation.