Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 10

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At almost 75 minutes it’s probably the longest account on disc – an indication of Pletnev’s inquisitive nature and his tendency, indeed desire, to lose himself in the otherworldliness of this... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018 More…

Release Date: 20th Jul 2018
Catalogue No: PTC5186647
Label: Pentatone
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

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

Work length1:14:39

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Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev
Recorded: 9-16 February 2017
Recording Venue: Philharmonia-2, Moscow

I. Allegretto poco moderato

Track length33:54

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II. Moderato con moto

Track length10:11

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III. Largo

Track length30:34

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

Work length57:41

Album only

Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev
Recorded: 9-16 February 2017
Recording Venue: Philharmonia-2, Moscow

I. Moderato

Track length24:22

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II. Allegro

Track length4:35

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III. Allegretto

Track length14:30

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$3.85

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IV. Andante

Track length14:14

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Fear, Loathing and Redemption in the Troubled Symphonies of Shostakovich The spirit of Gustav Mahler looms over the pages of Shostakovich's turbulent, sprawling and enigmatic Symphony No. 4, a work so uncompromising that for many years he suppressed its performance, fearing public censure. Mixing bombast with banality, savagery with sarcasm, this baffling yet profound work is also one of his most startlingly original. It's paired with his ever popular Symphony No. 10, a brooding and lyrical masterpiece which is said to contain a musical portrait of Joseph Stalin in the impetuous second movement and in whose third and fourth movements Shostakovich artfully weaves a musical motif based on his own name which emerges resplendent in the spirited finale.This triumphant release (under the baton of Mikhail Pletnev) is the latest in a series of recordings for PENTATONE by the Russian National Orchestra. Their Shostakovich cycle (also on PENTATONE) was widely acclaimed as the most exciting cycle of the Shostakovich symphonies to be put down on disc, and easily the best recorded. (SACD.net). The Symphony No. 7, conducted Paavo Järvi, won the Diapason d Or de l année 2015 and was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound recording.

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September 2018

At almost 75 minutes it’s probably the longest account on disc – an indication of Pletnev’s inquisitive nature and his tendency, indeed desire, to lose himself in the otherworldliness of this awfully big adventure. Shostakovich at some kind of crossroads…it’s almost as if Pletnev wants to play down its structural rigour in favour of the uncertainty of where the music might decide where to go next. Again, you could argue, a point worth making.

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 10

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