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

They capture not only the joyful irreverence of the movement but the sense of danger lurking beneath the surface…the solo wind playing is excellent throughout…brilliantly played and vividly recorded. — CD Review, 2nd May 2015 More…

Release Date: 5th May 2015
Catalogue No: MAR0524
Label: Mariinsky
Series: Valery Gergiev Shostakovich Symphonies
Length: 63 minutes

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70

26:34

$10.15

Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev

I. Allegro

5:27

$1.85

II. Moderato

7:13

$2.75

III. Presto

2:53

$1.85

IV. Largo

4:14

$1.85

V. Allegretto - Allegro

6:47

$1.85

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99

36:53

$11.10

Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Leonidas Kavakos

I. Nocturne - Moderato

12:24

$3.70

II. Scherzo - Allegro

6:21

$1.85

III. Passacaglia - Andante - Cadenza

13:28

$3.70

IV. Burlesque - Allegro con brio - Presto

4:40

$1.85

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The Mariinsky’s Shostakovich cycle has been an internationally acclaimed project, conducted by the foremost interpreter of our time. Symphony No 9 is a deeply powerful composition in which Shostakovich unmasked the truth behind the ideology and pomp of officialdom. The powers of the day saw this symphony as a calculated provocation and made the composer’s life almost unbearable: Shostakovich would not premiere another symphony until the death of his oppressor, Stalin, in 1953.

This symphony is coupled with the late, dark and introspective Violin Concerto No 1, performed here by Leonidas Kavakos, currently Gramophone’s Artist of the Year 2014. Kavakos is recognised throughout the world as an artist of rare quality, known at the highest level for his virtuoso skills, superb musicianship and the integrity of his playing.

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CD Review 2nd May 2015

They capture not only the joyful irreverence of the movement but the sense of danger lurking beneath the surface…the solo wind playing is excellent throughout…brilliantly played and vividly recorded.

July 2015

Gergiev makes much of the Haydnesque deftness of the outer movements [of the Ninth]...Better yet, and more shocking, is the arrival of the Red Army Band in the coda of the finale, transforming the polka into a goose-stepping march. Gergiev gives that a weighty and sinister pomp. Shostakovich's scepticism could hardly be writ larger...Kavakos plays it with controlled intensity.

Gergiev captures the sad, equivocal mood of that opening movement, and Kavakos… spins a light, singing line that can’t fail to impress… an exhilarating concerto.

Classical Music June 2015

The range of colour and depth of projection captured here is essential listening, a notable new recording of a much recorded work.

Irish Times

Gergiev’s new account is tonally full… Gergiev and soloist Leonidas Kavakos take some of the chill out of the altogether darker First Violin Concerto, where the poles are desolation and wildness.

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