Offer, Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 12
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth
If the first movement of the Ninth seems playful rather than sarcastic, Wigglesworth's fine ear for orchestral sonority always brings out unusual elements in the scoring. His insights make this... — More…
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
- Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mark Wigglesworth
- Recorded: December 2004
- Recording Venue: Music Centre for Dutch Radio & Television, studio MCO5, the Netherlands
I. Allegro
II. Moderato
III. Presto
IV. Largo
V. Allegretto - Allegro
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 'The Year 1917'
- Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mark Wigglesworth
- Recorded: April 2005
- Recording Venue: Music Centre for Dutch Radio & Television, studio MCO5, the Netherlands
I. Revolutionary Petrograd
II. Razliv
III. Aurora
IV. The Dawn of Humanity