Shostakovich - Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 'The Year 1917'
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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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... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th March 2025
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Superlative standards already set by this team's Shostakovich couldn't afford to slip in a symphony as great as the Sixth. In the first movement, at least, Vasily Petrenko and the Liverpudlians... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, Orchestral Choice
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Another terrific release from this source. — More…
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Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 12
RecommendedNetherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth
If the first movement of the Ninth seems playful rather than sarcastic, Wigglesworth's fine ear for orchestral sonority always brings out unusual elements in the scoring. His insights make... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2016, Also Recommended
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, Orchestral Choice
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Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies
RecommendedMoscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Republican Russian Academic Choir Capella, Boys Choir of the Moscow State Choral School, Yuri Nekludov, Vitaly Gromadsky, Arthur Eisen, Male Group of Republican Russian Academic Choir Capella, Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass), Evgeniya Tselovalnik, David Oistrakh...
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Building A Library, July 2024, Recommended Recording (Symphony No. 5)
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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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The cycle has been a monumental achievement, and this final instalment is as shattering and insightful as earlier ones. It is hard to single out highlights, although orchestra and choir in the... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 5 & No. 12 'The Year 1917'
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky
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