Orchestral , Symphonies, Shostakovich (composer)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Orchestral Finalist
BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Orchestral Choice
Gramophone Magazine, January 2011, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2011, Winner - Orchestral
Building A Library, April 2025, Recommended Recording

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 & Barber: Adagio for Strings

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Orchestral Performance
Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Engineered Album, Classical

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New. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Payare

Gramophone Magazine, October 2026, Editor's Choice

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Special offer. Shostakovich - Complete Symphonies

WDR Sinfonieorchester, Rudolf Barshai

Building a Library, May 2008, Budget Choice
Building A Library, April 2026, Top Choice (Symphony No. 9)

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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 & Ballet Suite No. 4

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

Building a Library, February 2000, First Choice
Building a Library, October 2014, First Choice

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New. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 (Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2)

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 ‘The Year 1905‘

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2018
Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, Orchestral Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2018), Winner - Orchestral Performance
Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Recording of the Year

2 CDs: $21.00

Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11

BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds

Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D, etc.

Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl

Building a Library, April 2021, Historic Choice - Stravinsky

Presto CD: $16.75

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

Gramophone Magazine, July 2006, Editor's Choice

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 | & other short works

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno

BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, Orchestral Choice

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1, 14, 15 & Chamber Symphony

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Presto Recording of the Week, 25th June 2021
Record Review, 26th June 2021, Record of the Week
Gramophone Magazine, August 2021, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021

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Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Presto Recording of the Week, 27th May 2016
Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Orchestral
ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
Grammy Awards, 59th Awards (2016), Best Orchestral Performance

Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15

Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), Elena Stikhina (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, Gianandrea Noseda

The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025

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

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, Orchestral Choice
Building A Library, December 2021, Also Recommended

New. Neeme Järvi Conducts Shostakovich

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 10

Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev

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Symphony No. 11 in G Minor 'The Year 1905'

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

Record Review, 3rd October 2020, Record of the Week

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich

BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Disc of the month

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Disc of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Orchestral

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 and Moscow, Cheryomushki

Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali

BBC Music Magazine, July 2026, Orchestral Choice

CD: $17.00

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 & Symphony No. 11

BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

Gramophone Magazine, December 2009, Editor's Choice

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

Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

Building A Library, December 2021, Also Recommended

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music

SACD: $11.75

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 | Under Stalin's Shadow

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

BBC Music Magazine, June 2019, Recording of the Month
Diapason d’Or, May 2019
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music

Shostakovich: Symphony Nos. 8, 9, 10

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko

International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Orchestral

2 CDs + Blu-ray: $70.00

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda

BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Orchestral Choice

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Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 9

Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons

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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

Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arvīds Jansons

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New. Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8

Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga

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New. Immortal (Deluxe CD)

David Garrett (violin), Franck van der Heijden (guitar), Julien Quentin (piano), Orchestra the Prezent

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10, etc.

Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Penguin Guide, Rosette

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

Russian National Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 'Babi Yar'

Alexander Vinogradov (bass) Huddersfield Choral Society & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Vasily Petrenko

Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd September 2014
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

Building a Library, November 2013, First Choice
Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year

Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

Grammy Awards, 33rd Awards (1990), Best Orchestral Performance
Building A Library, December 2021, Recommended Recording

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 'Babi Yar'

Alexey Tikhomirov (bass), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Riccardo Muti

Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Editor's Choice
Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Winner - Best Engineered Album (Classical)

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9

Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Building a Library, February 2016, Also Recommended
Gramophone Awards, 1982/3, Winner - Engineering

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

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Orchestral Award Winner

Shostakovich: Prologue to Orango & Symphony No. 4

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen

Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd July 2012
Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Editor's Choice

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Symphonieorchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons

BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Recording of the Month
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year

CD: $18.50

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky

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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphonies; Concertos; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District

Yuja Wang (piano), Baiba Skride (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir, Andris Nelsons

Presto Recording of the Week, 28th March 2025

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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 'To October'; Symphony No. 5

BBC Philharmonic, CBSO Chorus, John Storgårds

Shostakovich - Syphony No.4 in C minor

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Saint Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard Serov, Kiril Kondrashin

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Coming soon. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov

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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

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'

London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda

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Special offer. Symphony No 9

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

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Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich & Friends

International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program

7 CDs: $79.00

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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 & Sinfonietta

Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

Presto Recording of the Week, 19th January 2018

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Shostakovich: Works Unveiled

Ekaterina Bakanova (soprano), Alexandros Stavrakakis (bass), Nicolas Stavy (piano), Florent Jodelet (percussion), Sueye Park (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Premiere Recordings

SACD: $17.75

Earquake: The Loudest Classical Music of All Times

Helsinki Philharmonic, Leif Segerstam

CD: $17.75

Shostakovich: Symphony No.7, Op. 60 'Leningrad'

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky

Building A Library, December 2021

CD: $9.25

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 'Babi Yar'

Oleg Tsibulko (bass), The Choir of the Popov Academy of Choral Art, Kozhevnikov Choir, Russian National Orchestra, Kirill Karabits

Presto Recording of the Week, 17th July 2020

Creating Timeless Classics

Martin Helmchen (piano), Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Julia Fischer (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Jonathan Gilad (piano), Mari Kodama (piano), Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Nareh Arghamanyan (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Alois Posch (double bass), Russian National Orchestra, Concertgebouw Kamerorkest, New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Mikhail Pletnev, Simon Murphy, Lawrence Foster, Sir Neville Marriner, Vladimir Jurowski, Marek Janowski

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