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SACD, Shostakovich (composer)
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New. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 'To October'; Symphony No. 5
BBC Philharmonic, CBSO Chorus, John Storgårds
This strong, clearly articulated and sonically vivid performance from John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic, alongside the highly charged singing of the CBSO Chorus, makes the best possible... —
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15
Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), Elena Stikhina (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, Gianandrea Noseda
Over nine years, the London Symphony Orchestra’s principal guest conductor progressed through Shostakovich’s 15 symphonies in concert performances acclaimed for thoughtfulness, verve and instrumental... —
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The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Works Unveiled
Ekaterina Bakanova (soprano), Alexandros Stavrakakis (bass), Nicolas Stavy (piano), Florent Jodelet (percussion), Sueye Park (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
the earliest music, a collection of four short piano pieces composed during Shostakovich’s teenage years, is fluent but largely derivative. Yet the rest of the album has much to offer. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Premiere Recordings
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This recording is an absolute winner. As in its previous explorations of Shostakovich, primarily on the Harmonia Mundi label, the Jerusalem Quartet provides consummately brilliant playing throughout,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, Recording of the Month
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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It’s the symphony that might or might not have recalibrated Shostakovich’s future and it’s still one of the trickiest to pull off in performance. Noseda meets it halfway – which makes for pluses... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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New. Great Violin Concertos
David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (cello), Lev Oborin (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Igor Oistrakh (viola), Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Scottish National Orchestra, Stockholm Festival...
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Another terrific release from this source. —
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Storgårds in Manchester gives an appropriately humanised interpretation, set on a wide sound stage that is one of Chandos’s natural best. The cinematic opening twitches with inner life, all... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14; Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva
Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Peter Rose (bass), Jess Dandy (contralto), BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds
The BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds, in this third instalment of their symphonic Shostakovich series, are exemplary, whether in the sotto voce opening of the Symphony, or in the horrif... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13; Arvo Part: de Profundis
Estonian National Male Choir, Albert Dohmen (baritone), BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds
John Storgårds has shown his affinity for the composer in every disc of this complete series of the Shostakovich symphonies (still in progress). Here, he does not strive after extremes or try... —
