Shostakovich - Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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This has to be the best-sounding Fourth on disc – a vivid sense of acoustic and scale but with thrilling immediacy, too. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th August 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 ‘The Year 1905‘
RecommendedBoston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Nelsons keeps a firm grip on the unfolding of the drama [in the 11th]. And here, as in the Fourth, his Boston Symphony Orchestra responds with supreme virtuosity from every section. Whether... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2018), Winner - Orchestral Performance
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Recording of the Year
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 & Symphony No. 11
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
I’d put this Fourth at the top of my pile for sheer belligerence and daring...this is a must-hear album and no mistake – and the Fourth is as good as it gets. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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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... —
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Building a Library, May 2008, Budget Choice
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Building A Library, April 2026, Top Choice (Symphony No. 9)
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Since Vasily Petrenko and the Liverpudlians haven't disappointed in any instalment of their Shostakovich cycle so far, the chances were they would excel here. And they do. A special coup at... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Orchestral
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Shostakovich: Symphonies; Concertos; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District
RecommendedYuja Wang (piano), Baiba Skride (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir, Andris Nelsons
It truly is a monumental collection that shows both Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the height of their capabilities...If forced to choose I would say that the second movement of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th March 2025
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It’s the symphony that might or might not have recalibrated Shostakovich’s future and it’s still one of the trickiest to pull off in performance. Noseda meets it halfway – which makes for pluses... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15
Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), Elena Stikhina (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, Gianandrea Noseda
Over nine years, the London Symphony Orchestra’s principal guest conductor progressed through Shostakovich’s 15 symphonies in concert performances acclaimed for thoughtfulness, verve and instrumental... —
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The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
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Shostakovich: Prologue to Orango & Symphony No. 4
RecommendedLos Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
The Prologue makes a curious yet first-rate companion to the mighty Shostakovich Four. Salonen's approach to this half-human, half-monster Symphony is well-calculated...the LA recording adds... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd July 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Editor's Choice
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Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies
RecommendedRepublican Russian Academic Choir Capella, Boys Choir of the Moscow State Choral School, Arthur Eisen, Male Group of Republican Russian Academic Choir Capella, Evgeniya Tselovalnik (soprano), Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass), David Oistrakh (violin), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
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Building A Library, July 2024, Recommended Recording (Symphony No. 5)
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