Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Alexander Vinogradov, Gal James, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2015
Size: 8.81 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
01. I. Allegretto – Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Lento
04. IV. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 ‘The First of May’
05. I. Allegretto
06. II. Piu mosso
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Allegro
09. V. Andante
10. VI. Moderato
Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 ‘To October’
11. Largo
12. Poco meno mosso
13. Meno mosso
Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
14. I. Allegretto
15. II. Adagio
16. III. Allegretto
17. IV. Adagio
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 1:
18. I. Allegretto poco moderato – Presto
19. II. Moderato con moto
20. III. Largo – Allegro
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
21. I. Moderato
22. II. Allegretto
23. III. Largo
24. IV. Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
25. I. Allegro
26. II. Moderato
27. III. Presto
28. IV. Largo
29. V. Allegretto
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
30. I. Largo
31. II. Allegro
32. III. Presto
Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 ‘The Year 1917’
33. I. Revolutionary Petrograd
34. II. Razliv
35. III. Aurora
36. IV. The Dawn of Humanity
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 ‘Leningrad’ 1:
37. I. Allegretto
38. II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
39. III. Adagio
40. IV. Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 1:
41. I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
42. II. Allegretto
43. III. Allegro non troppo
44. IV. Largo
45. V. Allegretto
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
46. I. Moderato
47. II. Allegro
48. III. Allegretto
49. IV. Andante – Allegro
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 ‘The year 1905’
50. I. The Palace Square
51. II. The 9th of January
52. III. Eternal Memory
53. IV. The Tocsin
Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 ‘Babi Yar’
54. I. Babi Yar: Adagio
55. II. Yumor (Humour): Allegretto
56. III. V Magazine (In the Store): Adagio
57. IV. Strachi (Fears): Largo
58. V. Kariera (A Career): Allegretto
Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135
59. I. De profundis: Adagio
60. II. Malaguena: Allegretto
61. III. Lorelei: Allegro molto
62. IV. The Suicide: Adagio
63. V. On Watch: Allegretto
64. VI. Madam, look!: Allegretto
65. VII. At the Sante Prison: Adagio
66. VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossacks’ Reply to the Sultan of Constantinople: Allegro
67. IX. O Delvig, Delvig!: Andante
68. X. The Death of the Poet: Largo
69. XI. Conclusion: Moderato
This box set is a compilation of the individual recordings in the Shostakovich cycle released by conductor Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra between 2009 and 2013. The recordings have been widely praised, and the price here is certainly right. A sampling of the set will confirm the positive opinions: Petrenko has several major strengths, and he is likely to emerge as the primary pick in this repertory among recordings by younger performers with no direct roots in Shostakovich’s own orbit. Petrenko seems to delve deeply into the psychological layers of Shostakovich’s music, emphasizing the duress that can be heard in the Symphony No. 5, Op. 47, if the conductor pushes and pulls the tempi. The early symphonies have lots of bite, and the big, Mahlerian ones are rich in detail. Petrenko works well with very fine soloists in the vocal symphonies, and Naxos backs him with clear sound in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall. Sure, there are a few blemishes — notably the shapeless performance of the unexpectedly humorous Symphony No. 15, Op. 141 — but nothing ought to be perfect, and this is a set that will give many hours of listening for years to come.