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While not the first or last recording of Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony or First Piano Concerto anyone should hear, there are two irrefutable reasons for Shostakovich fans to check out this disc: the Two Choruses after A. Davidenko and the Suite from The Adventures of Korzinkina. Recordings of the Suite are rare and recordings of the Choruses are rarer so while neither the pro forma red-and-black social realism of the Choruses nor slapstick black-and-white humor of the Suite are top-drawer Shostakovich, they're nevertheless entertaining in addition to filling in the holes in our knowledge of the Soviet composer's many-sided talent. Valery Polyansky, himself a former choral director, conducts the Russian State Symphony Orchestra and the Russian State Symphonic Capella in a fervent if not entirely convincing performance of the Choruses and a funny if not exactly edifying performance of the Suite. Without the Capella, Polyansky and the Orchestra turn in a witty and well-played Ninth Symphony that only misses greatness because of a too portentous Largo and a too ironic Allegretto. With trumpet player Vladimir Gontcharov and piano player and presumed family member Tatiana Polyanskaya, Polyansky and the Orchestra turn in a dryly witty but brilliantly virtuosic First Piano Concerto outclassed only by the composer himself, who recorded the work many times and whose panache and enthusiasm as a performer cannot be beat. Chandos' sound is big, bold, and colorful, which suits the music admirably.
© TiVo
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Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70
Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
2 Choruses after A. Davidenko, Op. 124
Chœurs Symphoniques de l'état Russe - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Chœurs Symphoniques de l'état Russe - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Vladimir Goncharov, trompette - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Vladimir Goncharov, trompette - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Vladimir Goncharov, trompette - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Vladimir Goncharov, trompette - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
The Adventures of Korzinkina, Op. 59
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Elena Adamovich, piano - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Elena Adamovich, piano - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Elena Adamovich, piano - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Elena Adamovich, piano - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Tatiana Polyanskaya, piano - Elena Adamovich, piano - Chœurs Symphoniques de l'état Russe - Orchestre Symphonique de l'état Russe - Valeri Polyansky, direction
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
Album review
While not the first or last recording of Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony or First Piano Concerto anyone should hear, there are two irrefutable reasons for Shostakovich fans to check out this disc: the Two Choruses after A. Davidenko and the Suite from The Adventures of Korzinkina. Recordings of the Suite are rare and recordings of the Choruses are rarer so while neither the pro forma red-and-black social realism of the Choruses nor slapstick black-and-white humor of the Suite are top-drawer Shostakovich, they're nevertheless entertaining in addition to filling in the holes in our knowledge of the Soviet composer's many-sided talent. Valery Polyansky, himself a former choral director, conducts the Russian State Symphony Orchestra and the Russian State Symphonic Capella in a fervent if not entirely convincing performance of the Choruses and a funny if not exactly edifying performance of the Suite. Without the Capella, Polyansky and the Orchestra turn in a witty and well-played Ninth Symphony that only misses greatness because of a too portentous Largo and a too ironic Allegretto. With trumpet player Vladimir Gontcharov and piano player and presumed family member Tatiana Polyanskaya, Polyansky and the Orchestra turn in a dryly witty but brilliantly virtuosic First Piano Concerto outclassed only by the composer himself, who recorded the work many times and whose panache and enthusiasm as a performer cannot be beat. Chandos' sound is big, bold, and colorful, which suits the music admirably.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:17
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Valery Polyansky
- Composer: Dimitri Chostakovitch
- Label: Chandos
- Area: Russie
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music
- Period: Modern Style
2006 Chandos 2006 Chandos
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