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Both of the Shostakovich works on this album -- the Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva orchestral songs and the Symphony No. 14 -- date from the 1970s and are haunted by death, which is unsurprising inasmuch as the composer had received a raft of bad health news. The soloists are the major attractions here. The Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva are not a common work, and perhaps the highlight of the whole album is contralto Jess Dandy, in the second version of the work for contralto and chamber orchestra. She does a fine impression of the deep Russian contralto, and while it would be awkward to say that she lights up the room in music as dark as this, she has a really commanding presence. In the Symphony No. 14, which is really a cycle of songs, soprano Elizabeth Atherton has big shoes to fill, considering the premiere by Galina Vishnevskaya, the composer's favorite, but she and bass Peter Rose deliver careful, detailed performances with plenty of gravity. The performances by the BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds tend toward the dry side, emphasizing the symphony's flirtations with 12-tone technique and its small orchestra. He sets off the soloists nicely, although some will prefer a richer, more Russian approach. For Dandy's performance alone and for the superb and quite neglected Tsvetayeva songs, this well-recorded album is worth the listener's time.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, Op. 143a (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jess Dandy, MainArtist, ContraltoVocals
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jess Dandy, MainArtist, ContraltoVocals
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jess Dandy, MainArtist, ContraltoVocals
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jess Dandy, MainArtist, ContraltoVocals
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jess Dandy, MainArtist, ContraltoVocals
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jess Dandy, MainArtist, ContraltoVocals
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Peter Rose, MainArtist, BassVocals - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Elizabeth Atherton, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Elizabeth Atherton, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Peter Rose, MainArtist, BassVocals - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Elizabeth Atherton, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Elizabeth Atherton, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Peter Rose, MainArtist, BassVocals - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Peter Rose, MainArtist, BassVocals - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Peter Rose, MainArtist, BassVocals - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Peter Rose, MainArtist, BassVocals - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Elizabeth Atherton, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Elizabeth Atherton, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Peter Rose, MainArtist, BassVocals - John Storgårds, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Albumbeschreibung
Both of the Shostakovich works on this album -- the Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva orchestral songs and the Symphony No. 14 -- date from the 1970s and are haunted by death, which is unsurprising inasmuch as the composer had received a raft of bad health news. The soloists are the major attractions here. The Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva are not a common work, and perhaps the highlight of the whole album is contralto Jess Dandy, in the second version of the work for contralto and chamber orchestra. She does a fine impression of the deep Russian contralto, and while it would be awkward to say that she lights up the room in music as dark as this, she has a really commanding presence. In the Symphony No. 14, which is really a cycle of songs, soprano Elizabeth Atherton has big shoes to fill, considering the premiere by Galina Vishnevskaya, the composer's favorite, but she and bass Peter Rose deliver careful, detailed performances with plenty of gravity. The performances by the BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds tend toward the dry side, emphasizing the symphony's flirtations with 12-tone technique and its small orchestra. He sets off the soloists nicely, although some will prefer a richer, more Russian approach. For Dandy's performance alone and for the superb and quite neglected Tsvetayeva songs, this well-recorded album is worth the listener's time.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:41
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgårds Elizabeth Atherton Peter Rose Jess Dandy
- Composer: Dimitri Chostakovitch
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Klassiek Symfonische muziek Symfonieën
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
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