Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

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Recorded in remarkably vivid sound at the Barbican in December 2019, this is an exceptionally fine performance. Gianandrea Noseda brings a tremendous sense of strength and purpose to the opening...The... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 4th Feb 2022
Catalogue No: LSO0859
Label: LSO Live
Length: 74 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

March 2022

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 'Leningrad'

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Gianandrea Noseda, London Symphony Orchestra

I. Allegretto

Track length26:58

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II. Moderato (poco allegretto)

Track length11:06

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III. Adagio

Track length17:41

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IV. Allegro non troppo

Track length19:13

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“Certain moments in history gave composers the possibility of saying something deeply personal,” says LSO Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda. “And Shostakovich speaks equally to us today.”

As Noseda and the LSO continue their journey through Shostakovich’s symphonies, which span the composer’s lifetime, they take on one of his biggest creations – the Seventh.

Written during the siege of Leningrad in World War II, it is shattering in scale and impact. For Noseda, “you can hear the march of the soldiers, the obsessive repetition, a loop you cannot escape,” in the relentless, pounding rhythms, the struggle towards a fragile victory.

Recorded live in the Barbican Hall, London, December 2019

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March 2022

Recorded in remarkably vivid sound at the Barbican in December 2019, this is an exceptionally fine performance. Gianandrea Noseda brings a tremendous sense of strength and purpose to the opening...The LSO’s principal wind players excel in their many solos.

April 2022

There is much to commend in Noseda’s account of this most extraordinary symphony – and I speak as one whose recent and exhaustive explorations of it on BBC Radio 3 have only served to intensify my admiration.

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