The symphonies

Responsibility: Shostakovich.
Uniform Title: Works. Selections
Language: Russian. Vocal portions sung in Russian.
Sound: digital.
Digital: audio file.
Publication: London : Decca, [2007]
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 sound file)
Instrumentation: orchestra; mixed chorus, orchestra; solo tenor voice (1), solo bass voice (1), mixed chorus, children's chorus, orchestra; string orchestra; solo bass voice (1), mixed chorus, orchestra; solo soprano voice (1), solo baritone voice (1), orchestra

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Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975, composer.
Contributor: Ashkenazy, Vladimir, 1937- conductor.; Kotliarov, Mikhail, singer.; Storozhev, Nikita, 1950- singer.; Kopčák, Sergej, singer.; Rodgers, Joan, singer.; Sankt-Peterburgskai͡a gosudarstvennai͡a filarmonii͡a, instrumentalist.; NHK Kōkyō Gakudan, instrumentalist.; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, instrumentalist.; Nikikai. Gasshōdan, singer.; Bach Choir (London, England), singer.; New London Children's Choir, singer.; Brighton Festival Chorus, singer.

Contents/Summary

Contents

Symphony no. 1 in F minor, op. 10 (32:05) ; Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54 (31:08)
Festival overture : op. 96 (5:52) ; October : op. 131 (12:37) ; Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 : 'To October' (17:03) ; The song of the forests : op. 81 (36:27)
Symphony no. 12 in D minor, op. 112 : 'The year 1917' (41:05) ; Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, op. 20 : 'The first of May' (28:30)
Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 43 (1:01:02)
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47 (47:35) ; Five fragments : op. 42 (8:53)
Shostakovich's broadcast from besieged Leningrad in 1941 (54:00) ; Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 : 'Leningrad' (1:09:27)
Funeral and triumphal prelude : op. 130 (2:43) ; Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65 (1:00:30) ; Novorossiisk chimes (2:43)
Chamber symphony, op. 110a (String quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110, orchestrated by Rudolf Barshai) (23:03) ; Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93 (51:45)
Symphony no. 11 in G minor, op. 103 : 'The year 1905' (52:23)
Symphony no. 13 in B flat minor, op. 113 : 'Babi Yar' (53:55)
Symphony no. 14, op. 135 (50:01)
Symphony no. 9 in E flat major, op. 70 (24:51) ; Symphony no. 15 in A major, op.141 (40:03).

Included Work

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 1, op. 10, F minor

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 6, op. 54, B minor.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Prazdnichnai͡a uverti͡ura.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Okti͡abrʹ.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 15, op. 141, A major

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 9, op. 70, E♭ major

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 14, op. 135.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 13, op. 113, B♭ minor.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 11, op. 103, G minor.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 10, op. 93, E minor.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 8, op. 110, C minor; arranged.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Novorossiĭskie kuranty.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 8, op. 65, C minor

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Traurno-triumfalʹnai͡a preli͡udii͡a.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 7, op. 60, C major

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Fragmente.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 5, op. 47, D minor.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 4, op. 43, C minor

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 20, E♭ major

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 12, op. 112, D minor

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Pesnʹ o lesakh.

Container of: Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 2, op. 14, B major

Subjects

Subject: Symphonies.; Symphonic poems.; Overtures.; Oratorios.; Orchestral music.; Orchestral music, Arranged.; Bezymenskiĭ, A. (Aleksandr), 1898-1973 > Musical settings.; Kirsanov, Semen, 1906-1972 > Musical settings.; Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-2017 > Musical settings.; Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 > Musical settings.; Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926 > Musical settings.

Genre: Streaming audio.

Bibliographic information

Release date: 2007
Production date: 1987
Note: Symphonies no. 2 and no. 3 for mixed chorus and orchestra, with texts by Alexander Bezymensky and Semyon Kirsanov ; the Song of the forests for tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra ; Symphony no. 10 an arrangement for string orchestra, by Rudolf Barshai, of Shostakovich's 8th string quartet ; Symphony no. 13 for bass, mixed chorus, and orchestra, with texts by Yevgeny Yevtushenko ; Symphony no. 14 for soprano, baritone, and orchestra, with texts by several authors, including Federico García Lorca, Guillaume Apollinaire, and Rainer Maria Rilke, sung in the original Russian or in Russian translations.
Participant: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; NHK Symphony Orchestra ; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor. With, variously: Joan Rodgers, soprano (Symphony no. 14) ; Mikhail Kotliarov, tenor (op. 81) ; Sergei Koptchak, baritone (Symphony no. 13) ; Nikita Storojev, bass (op. 81) ; Brighton Festival Chorus (Symphony no. 2 and op. 81) ; New London Children's Choir (op. 81) ; Bach Choir (Symphony no. 3) ; Nikikai Chorus Group (Symphony no. 13).
Event: Recorded between 1987 March and 2006 June.
Publisher Number: 00028947587484 Decca

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