Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev - Shostakovich: War Symphonies [5CD] (2003)
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BAND/ARTIST: Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev
- Title: Shostakovich: War Symphonies
- Year Of Release: 2003
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 05:12:14
- Total Size: 1.2 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegro Poco Moderato
02. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: II. Presto
03. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: III. Moderato Con Moto
04. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: IVa. Largo -
05. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: IVb. Allegro
06. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: IVc. Allegro
CD2
01. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: I. Moderato
02. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: II. Allegretto
03. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: III. Largo
04. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: IV. Allegro Non Troppo
CD3
01. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: I. Largo
02. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: II. Allegro
03. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: III. Presto
04. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: I. Allegro
05. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: II. Moderato
06. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: III. Presto
07. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: IV. Largo
08. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: V. Allegretto
CD4
01. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": I. Allegretto
02. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": II. Moderato (poco Allegretto)
03. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": III. Adagio
04. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": IV. Allegro Non Troppo
CD5
01. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: I. Adagio
02. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: II. Allegretto
03. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro Non Troppo
04. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: IV. Largo
05. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: V. Allegretto
While this set of Shostakovich's Fourth through Ninth symphonies is billed as his "War" symphonies, these six works could be more aptly identified as his "Terror and War" symphonies. After all, the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth were composed in the years before the "Great Patriotic War" during the period called the "Great Terror," that period of Soviet history in which Stalin attempted to liquidate everyone he ever remotely suspected of having an unkind thought about him. Still, these six symphonies do form a cogent group of works that describe with extremely painful exactitude the horror of living through one of the most horrific decades in twentieth century history, qualities that Russian conductor Valery Gergiev captures with excruciating effectiveness. Arguably the greatest living Russian conductor, Gergiev has the strength, the technique and the determination to lead performances which grant Shostakovich's music its full measure of anguish. From the Fourth's existential loneliness through the Fifth's heroic nihilism, the Sixth's empty irony, the Seventh's brutal victory, the Eighth's endless agony to the Ninth's bitter triumph, Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra - with the aid of the Rotterdam Philharmonic in the Seventh - capture all the awfulness of terror and war. This set is not perhaps for the faint of heart, but it is required listening for anyone with an interest in twentieth century music or, for that matter, twentieth century history. Philips' sound is unfailingly loud.
CD1
01. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegro Poco Moderato
02. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: II. Presto
03. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: III. Moderato Con Moto
04. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: IVa. Largo -
05. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: IVb. Allegro
06. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: IVc. Allegro
CD2
01. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: I. Moderato
02. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: II. Allegretto
03. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: III. Largo
04. Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 47: IV. Allegro Non Troppo
CD3
01. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: I. Largo
02. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: II. Allegro
03. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: III. Presto
04. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: I. Allegro
05. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: II. Moderato
06. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: III. Presto
07. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: IV. Largo
08. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70: V. Allegretto
CD4
01. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": I. Allegretto
02. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": II. Moderato (poco Allegretto)
03. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": III. Adagio
04. Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": IV. Allegro Non Troppo
CD5
01. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: I. Adagio
02. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: II. Allegretto
03. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro Non Troppo
04. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: IV. Largo
05. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: V. Allegretto
While this set of Shostakovich's Fourth through Ninth symphonies is billed as his "War" symphonies, these six works could be more aptly identified as his "Terror and War" symphonies. After all, the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth were composed in the years before the "Great Patriotic War" during the period called the "Great Terror," that period of Soviet history in which Stalin attempted to liquidate everyone he ever remotely suspected of having an unkind thought about him. Still, these six symphonies do form a cogent group of works that describe with extremely painful exactitude the horror of living through one of the most horrific decades in twentieth century history, qualities that Russian conductor Valery Gergiev captures with excruciating effectiveness. Arguably the greatest living Russian conductor, Gergiev has the strength, the technique and the determination to lead performances which grant Shostakovich's music its full measure of anguish. From the Fourth's existential loneliness through the Fifth's heroic nihilism, the Sixth's empty irony, the Seventh's brutal victory, the Eighth's endless agony to the Ninth's bitter triumph, Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra - with the aid of the Rotterdam Philharmonic in the Seventh - capture all the awfulness of terror and war. This set is not perhaps for the faint of heart, but it is required listening for anyone with an interest in twentieth century music or, for that matter, twentieth century history. Philips' sound is unfailingly loud.
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