Sladkovsky: Shostakovich – Complete Symphonies (24/96 FLAC)

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Pyotr Migunov, Natalia Muradymova, Lev Kontorovich
Orchestra: Tatarstan State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Sladkovsky
Number of Discs: 13
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Melodiya
Catalogue: MEL CD 1002470
Release: 2016/2017
Size: 11.8 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01

01. I. Allegretto – Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Lento
04. IV. Allegro molto – Lento – Allegro molto

05. Symphony No. 2, Op. 14 “To October”

CD 02
01. Symphony No. 3, Op. 20 “The First of May”

CD 03

01. I. Allegretto poco moderato
02. II. Moderato con moto
03. III. Largo – Allegro

CD 04
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47:
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Allegro non troppo

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54:
05. I. Largo
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Presto

CD 05
Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 “Leningrad”:
01. I. Allegretto
02. II. Moderato

CD 06
Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 “Leningrad”:
01. III. Adagio
02. IV. Allegro non troppo

CD 07
Symphony No. 8 in С Minor, Op. 65:
01. I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Allegro non troppo
04. IV. Largo
05. V. Allegretto

CD 08
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70:
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Moderato
03. III. Presto
04. IV. Largo
05. V. Allegretto

Symphony No. 12, Op. 112 “The Year 1917”:
06. I. Revolutionary Petrograd
07. II. Razliv
08. III. Aurora
09. IV. The Dawn of Humanity

CD 09
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93:
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Allegretto
04. IV. Andante – Allegro

CD 10
Symphony No. 11, Op. 103 “The Year 1905”:
01. I. The Palace Square
02. II. The 9th of January
03. III. In Memoriam
04. IV. The Tocsin

CD 11
Symphony No. 13, Op. 113 “Babi Yar”:
01. I. Babi Yar
02. II. Humour
03. III. In the Store
04. IV. Fears
05. V. Career

CD 12
Symphony No. 14, Op. 135:
01. I. De profundis
02. II. Malagueña
03. III. Loreley
04. IV. Le Suicidé
05. V. Les Attentives I
06. VI. Les Attentives II
07. VII. À la Santé
08. VIII. Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople
09. IX. O Delvig, Delvig!
10. X. Der Tod des Dichters
11. XI. Schlußstück

CD 13
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141:
01. I. Allegretto
02. II. Adagio – Largo
03. III. Allegretto
04. IV. Adagio – Allegretto

Melodiya presents a set dedicated to the 110th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich. It comprises all fifteen of the composer’s symphonies interpreted by conductor Alexander Sladkovsky and the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra. The recordings also feature soloists Pyotr Migunov and Natalia Muradymova, and the Academic Grand Choir Masters of Choral Singing, a renowned Moscow choir led by Lev Kontorovich.

It would not be an overstatement to say that Dmitri Shostakovich’s oeuvre was a musical chronicle of the era. There is something in his music that agitates minds and souls of millions. His fifteen symphonies captured not only the evolution of the musical genius. It feels as if the entire 20th century with its great discoveries and perturbations, progress and catastrophes breathes in his scores. These striking documents of human spirit will continue to tell us long stories about their time causing heated theoretical and aesthetic discussions; they will be giving us reasons for very diverse interpretations, inspiring admiration or sharp rejection, but they will never leave their listeners untouched. Each of the symphonies by Shostakovich was a major event of the country’s musical and, even broader, cultural life of the nation. Even barely performed and published ones, they entered the repertoire of the greatest conductors of their time.

The name of Alexander Sladkovsky ranks high among contemporary Russian conductors. The recognized interpreter of contemporary music and People’s Artist of Russia, Sladkovsky gained prominence after he took charge of Tatarstan’s symphony orchestra in 2010. Under his baton, the orchestra became one of the leading ensembles in Russia actively performing in this country and at the most prestigious venues of the world. Since 2013 Alexander Sladkovsky has been in the roster of IMG Artists.

This programme continues the recordings of Shostakovich’s orchestral music realized by Sladkovsky and the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra. Recordings of the composer’s six instrumental concertos featuring soloists and prize-winners of international competitions Lukas Geniušas, Dmitry Masleyev, Sergei Dogadin, Pavel Milyukov, Alexander Buzlov and Alexander Ramm were released in 2016.This project has been realized with support of KPMG and Novy Vek Bank.The presentation of the Shostakovich’s anthology and press conference dedicated to the opening of the series of concerts of the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra will take place on 23 October 2017 at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.