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Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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Special offer. 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... — More…
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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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This has to be the best-sounding Fourth on disc – a vivid sense of acoustic and scale but with thrilling immediacy, too. — More…
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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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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... — More…
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The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 & Barber: Adagio for Strings
RecommendedPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Honeck’s Shostakovich sounds magnificent. From intense pianissimos to the shrieking upper register and full bass thwack of a grand peroration – which Honeck takes surprisingly at face value... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 (Complete Symphonies, Vol. 1)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu
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Special offer. 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... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th March 2025
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…Petrenko's interpretation of the Ninth unleashes the full ferocity of threatening developments and proves that the Moderato, however spare, remains as eloquent a slow movement as any in Shostakovich's... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2009, Editor's Choice
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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... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2008, Budget Choice
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
RecommendedConcertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
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Building a Library, February 2016, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 1982/3, Winner - Engineering
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Noseda scarcely puts a foot wrong and for some listeners that may be the problem...It might be argued that the orchestra has never played the Fifth ‘better’ and, as the performance has been... — More…
