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Offer, Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphony No. 10
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Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Powerful and beautifully crafted, this recording – the first from the relationship between DG and the Boston Symphony under Nelsons – is a hugely impressive sign of just what this ensemble/maestro... — More…
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New, Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 ‘The Year 1905‘
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Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Nelsons keeps a firm grip on the unfolding of the drama [in the 11th]. And here, as in the Fourth, his Boston Symphony Orchestra responds with supreme virtuosity from every section. Whether or... — More…
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Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
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Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Nelsons is spry and precisioned and his insistence on super-keen rhythm pays off big-time...The Fifth Symphony is quite marvellous...and like the Tenth should dominate the catalogue for a long... — More…
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Melnikov unquestionably gives an impression of freshness and daring, as if he's discovering the music for the first time...Certainly one's bound to feel, listening to such superb playing, that... — More…
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos
Alexander Melnikov (piano), with Isabelle Faust (violin), with Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Teodor Currentzis
his lightning switches of tempo and mood in the fast movement outdo most competitors for bizarrerie...Melnikov includes a searing, thrilling account of Shostakovich's late Violin Sonata, Op.... — More…
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
The Tenth is a symphony into which many have been tempted to read parallels with Shostakovich's life...The refreshing thing is that Petrenko treats it as a great symphony in its own right...All... — More…
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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3 & Piano Quintet
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
Belcea Quartet
The Belcea Quartet’s first Shostakovich release offers much food for thought. Their insightful performance of the Third Quartet fully encapsulates the work’s war-scarred anguish…Anderszewski... — More…
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Offer, Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos
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Steven Isserlis (cello)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
Here at last is a recording to persuade sceptics that Prokofiev's Cello Concerto is not just an interesting but rather drab failure...both Isserlis and Jarvi leave their competition standing... — More…
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Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
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Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Alan Gilbert
[these recordings] stand out as formidable achievements. They match technical mastery at the highest level with profound insight. No less impressive is the compelling interaction between Zimmermann... — More…
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