Shostakovich - The Symphonies
Joan Rodgers (soprano), Mikhail Kotliarov (tenor), Sergei Koptchak (baritone), Nikita Storojev (bass)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus, The Bach Choir & Nikikai Chorus Group, Vladimir Ashkenazy
The objective manner may disappoint those who remember Ashkenazy's more flamboyant pianism but this kind of plain-spoken Shostakovich could make a good benchmark library choice. The conscientious... — More…
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1988-11
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
1. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
2. Allegro
3. Lento
4. Lento - Allegro molto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1988-11
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
1. Largo
2. Allegro
3. Presto
Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1990-09
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
Shostakovich: October, Op. 131
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1992-04
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Symphony No.2 in B major, Op.14 - "To October"
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1989-01
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Shostakovich: The Song of the Forests, Op. 81
- Nikita Storojew (bass), Mikhail Kotliarov (tenor)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus, New London Children's Choir
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1991-10
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
1. When the War was over
2. The Call rings through the Land
3. Memory of the Past
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 'The Year 1917'
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1992-04
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
1. Revolutionary Petrograd (Moderato - Allegro - Più mosso - Allegro)
2. Razliv (Allegro. L'istesso tempo - Adagio)
3. Aurora (L'istesso tempo - Allegro)
4. Dawn of Humanity (L'istesso tempo - Allegretto - Allegro - Moderato)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May'
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bach Choir
- Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1992-05
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
1. Allegretto - Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro - Largo
4. Moderato: V pervoye Pervoye maya
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
- NHK Symphony Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 2006-03-08
- Recording Venue: Suntory Hall, Tokyo
1. Allegro poco moderato
2. Presto
3. Moderato con moto
4. Largo
5. Allegro
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1987-03
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
1. Moderato
2. Allegretto
3. Largo
4. Allegro non troppo