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WDR Sinfonieorchester|Shostakovich: Symphonies

Shostakovich: Symphonies

WDR Sinfonieorchester, Rudolph Barshai & Sergei Aleksashkin

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Even if you have the Kondrashin and the Rozhdestvensky complete cycles, even if you have every recording by Mravinsky and every Maxim Shostakovich recording, you'll still have to admit that this complete cycle of the symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich with Rudolf Barshai conducting the WDR Sinfonieorchester is, far and away, the single greatest Shostakovich cycle. Barshai was a violist who gave the premieres of several of Shostakovich's string quartets and was also a close personal and musical friend of Shostakovich for many years, and his performances have the overwhelming conviction of the true believer. But better than that, they have the humility to be merely the instrument through which the music passes. The effect is extraordinarily affecting. One gets the sense of old Mitya sitting there in the room with you, telling the story of his life through his intimate, ironic, lyrical, monumental, dramatic, epic, excruciating, and ultimately despairing music. In other words, if you can have only one cycle of the Shostakovich symphonies, make it Barshai. Brilliant's sound lives up to its name.

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1
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:08:09

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

2
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: II. Allegro
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:04:45

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

3
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: III. Lento
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:07:43

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

4
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: IV. Allegro molto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:08:50

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

5
Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 for Chorus & Orchestra 'To October'
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:19:00

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Alexander Bezymensky, Lyricist - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - WDR Rundfunkchor, Choir - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

6
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 for Chorus & Orchestra "First of May"
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:26:29

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - WDR Rundfunkchor, Choir - Semyon Isaakovich Kirsanov, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

7
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegretto poco moderato
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:27:11

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

8
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: II. Moderato con moto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:08:45

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

9
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: III. Largo - Allegro
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:26:02

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

10
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Moderato
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:15:30

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

11
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:05:32

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

12
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Largo
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:13:18

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

13
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:11:30

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

14
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: I. Largo
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:18:49

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

15
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: II. Allegro
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:05:46

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

16
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: III. Presto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:06:58

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

17
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 'Leningrad': I. War. Allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:26:17

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

18
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 'Leningrad': II. Memories. Moderato poco allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:10:29

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

19
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 'Leningrad': III. My Native Field. Adagio
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:18:14

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

20
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 'Leningrad': IV. Victory. Allegro non troppo
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:16:31

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

21
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: I. Adagio
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:27:22

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

22
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: II. Allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:06:41

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

23
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo 
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:06:42

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

24
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: IV. Largo 
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:10:05

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

25
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: V. Allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:13:34

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

26
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: I. Allegro  
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:05:16

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

27
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: II. Moderato  
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:05:42

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

28
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: III. Presto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:02:53

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

29
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: IV. Largo
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:03:00

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

30
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: V. Allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:07:07

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

31
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: I. Moderato
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:23:14

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

32
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:04:32

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

33
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: III. Allegretto
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:12:08

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

34
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: IV. Andante
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:12:17

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

35
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": I. Palace Square. Adagio
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:15:27

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

36
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": II. January 9. Allegro - Adagio allegro - Adagio
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:18:49

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

37
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": III. Eternal Memory. Adagio
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:11:24

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

38
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": IV. The Toscin. Allegro non troppo - Allegro - Moderato - Adagio - Allegro
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:14:12

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

39
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": I. Revolutionary Petrograd. Moderato - Allegro
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:12:53

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

40
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": II. Razliv. Adagio
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:09:57

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

41
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": III. Aurora. Allegro
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:04:14

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

42
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": IV. The Dawn of Humanity. L'istesso tempo
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:09:58

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

43
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar. Adagio
WDR Sinfoniechor Köln
00:17:08

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Sergei Aleksashkin, Soloist - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfoniechor Köln, Orchestra, MainArtist - The Choral Academy Moscow, Choir - Evgeny Aleksandrovich Evtushenko, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

44
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour. Allegretto
WDR Sinfoniechor Köln
00:08:28

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Sergei Aleksashkin, Soloist - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfoniechor Köln, Orchestra, MainArtist - The Choral Academy Moscow, Choir - Evgeny Aleksandrovich Evtushenko, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

45
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. In the Store. Adagio
WDR Sinfoniechor Köln
00:12:43

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Sergei Aleksashkin, Soloist - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfoniechor Köln, Orchestra, MainArtist - The Choral Academy Moscow, Choir - Evgeny Aleksandrovich Evtushenko, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

46
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears. Adagio  
WDR Sinfoniechor Köln
00:11:55

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Sergei Aleksashkin, Soloist - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfoniechor Köln, Orchestra, MainArtist - The Choral Academy Moscow, Choir - Evgeny Aleksandrovich Evtushenko, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

47
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. A Career. Allegretto
WDR Sinfoniechor Köln
00:12:26

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Sergei Aleksashkin, Soloist - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfoniechor Köln, Orchestra, MainArtist - The Choral Academy Moscow, Choir - Evgeny Aleksandrovich Evtushenko, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

48
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: I. De profundis
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:04:21

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - Unknown Bass, Soloist - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Federico García Lorca, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

49
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: II. Malaguena
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:02:49

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - First Soprano of Chamber Choir of Europe, Soloist - Federico García Lorca, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

50
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: III. Lorelei
WDR Sinfonieorchester
00:08:00

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Guillaume Apollinaire, Lyricist - Rudolph Barshai, Conductor - Unknown Bass, Soloist - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - First Soprano of Chamber Choir of Europe, Soloist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher

2012 Brilliant Classics 2009 Brilliant Classics

Album review

Even if you have the Kondrashin and the Rozhdestvensky complete cycles, even if you have every recording by Mravinsky and every Maxim Shostakovich recording, you'll still have to admit that this complete cycle of the symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich with Rudolf Barshai conducting the WDR Sinfonieorchester is, far and away, the single greatest Shostakovich cycle. Barshai was a violist who gave the premieres of several of Shostakovich's string quartets and was also a close personal and musical friend of Shostakovich for many years, and his performances have the overwhelming conviction of the true believer. But better than that, they have the humility to be merely the instrument through which the music passes. The effect is extraordinarily affecting. One gets the sense of old Mitya sitting there in the room with you, telling the story of his life through his intimate, ironic, lyrical, monumental, dramatic, epic, excruciating, and ultimately despairing music. In other words, if you can have only one cycle of the Shostakovich symphonies, make it Barshai. Brilliant's sound lives up to its name.

© TiVo

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