Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LSO
Release: 2020
Size: 1.29 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
01. I. Moderato – Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Allegro non troppo – Allegro
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
05. I. Allegretto – Allegro non troppo
06. II. Allegro – Meno mosso – Allegro – Meno mosso
07. III. Lento – Largo – Lento
08. IV. Allegro molto – Lento – Allegro molto – Meno mosso – Allegro molto – Molto meno mosso – Adagio – Largo – Presto
Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra continue their Shostakovich cycle with a pairing of the iconic Fifth Symphony alongside the composer’s First. Few pieces of classical music have been the subject of so much debate and discussion as the Fifth Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich. Following the ‘justified criticism’ of his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk the Fifth marked a turning point in his career, after which he balanced an even more precarious position as an artist under Stalin’s brutal regime. Completed by the composer at just 18 years old, Shostakovich’s First Symphony propelled him into the international spotlight. Breathtakingly unpredictable, the piece charts a course through soundscapes of blazing passion, melancholy introspection and caustic humour.