Shostakovich - Complete Symphonies
WDR Sinfonieorchester, Rudolf Barshai
If you want to get to know the less famous of Shostakovich's symphonies - and you should - then this is an excellent first port of call. Barshai and the WDR Orchestra bring out the full range... — More…
Contents
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Lento
IV. Allegro molto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 'To October'
- West German Radio Chorus, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May'
- West German Radio Chorus, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
I. Allegretto poco moderato - Presto
II. Moderato con moto
III. Largo - Allegro
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
I. Moderato
II. Allegretto
III. Largo
IV. Allegro non troppo
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Presto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 'Leningrad'
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
I. Allegretto
II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro non troppo
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 14 March 1994 / 16 October 1995
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
II. Allegretto
III. Allegro non troppo
IV. Largo
V. Allegretto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 14 July 1995
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. Allegro
II. Moderato
III. Presto
IV. Largo
V. Allegretto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 15-24 October 1996
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. Moderato
II. Allegro
III. Allegretto
IV. Andante
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 'The year 1905'
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 3-7 May 1999
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. The Palace Square
II. The 9th of January
III. In Memoriam
IV. The Tocsin
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 'The Year 1917'
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 11-15 September 1995
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. Revolutionary Petrograd
II. Razliv
III. Aurora
IV. The Dawn of Humanity
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 'Babi Yar'
- Sergei Aleksashkin (bass)
- Moscow Academy of Choral Art, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 11-14 September 2000
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. Babi Yar
II. Yumor (Humor)
III. V Magazine (At the Store)
IV. Strachi (Fears)
V. Kariera (Career)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135
- Alla Simoni (soprano), Vladimir Vaneev (bass)
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 1999 - 2000
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. De profundis: Adagio
II. Malaguena: Allegretto
III. Loreley: Allegro molto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
- West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolph Barshai
- Recorded: 15-20 June 1998
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Koln, Germany
I. Allegretto
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto
IV. Adagio