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Shostakovich - Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
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Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
RecommendedBoston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Nelsons is spry and precisioned and his insistence on super-keen rhythm pays off big-time...The Fifth Symphony is quite marvellous...and like the Tenth should dominate the catalogue for a long... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th May 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Grammy Awards, 59th Awards (2016), Best Orchestral Performance
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New. 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: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
The way Petrenko follows the finale's course away from its central confrontations towards its exhausted, wary truce rings as true as in any recorded version I can recall. So there are the makings... —
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Building a Library, November 2013, First Choice
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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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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The Tenth Symphony is by far and away the best of these three performances...Under Petrenko the great arc of the first movement is mapped with a grandly defiant symphonic logic...When it comes,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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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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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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[Noseda] has a firm handle on the depth and breadth of the symphony, chronicling his way through its empty wastes and bone-crushing upheavals of rolling percussion. The first movement’s long... —
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Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies
Alexander Vinogradov (bass) & Gal James (soprano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Vasily Petrenko
