London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos.6 & 15 - SUPER-AUDIO CD

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos.6 & 15 - SUPER-AUDIO CD

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos.6 & 15

Artist:

London Symphony Orchestra

Label:

Lso Live

Product Type:

SUPER-AUDIO CD

UPC:

822231187820

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2023-05-26

Number of Discs:

1

In a continuation of his symphony cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda conducts two curious and contrasting symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich-the Sixth and Fifteenth. Following the success of his Fifth Symphony, all eyes were on Shostakovich to create a work that would measure up to it's predecessor. The Sixth was originally intended as an immense musical monument to Lenin, to be woven with heroic melodies and folk songs. Instead his audiences were surprised to hear a quite different result-a contemplative, restrained first movement that morphs puzzlingly into a ferocious ending. The Fifteenth is another of Shostakovich's musical enigmas, with inexplicable quotes from music by Rossini, Glinka and Wagner dotted throughout, alongside references to his own music from his younger years. Written in 1970-71 when the composer's health was declining, this final symphony is one of fond reflection. Together these unconventional works showcase Shostakovich's range as a composer-from wild exhuberance to quiet introspection.

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