SACD, Shostakovich (composer)
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
It’s the symphony that might or might not have recalibrated Shostakovich’s future and it’s still one of the trickiest to pull off in performance. Noseda meets it halfway – which makes for pluses... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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This recording is an absolute winner. As in its previous explorations of Shostakovich, primarily on the Harmonia Mundi label, the Jerusalem Quartet provides consummately brilliant playing throughout,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, Recording of the Month
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Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedFrank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Alan Gilbert
[these recordings] stand out as formidable achievements. They match technical mastery at the highest level with profound insight. No less impressive is the compelling interaction between Zimmermann... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, Disc of the month
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Instrumental Solo
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Record Review, 21st January 2017, Recording of the Week
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An extremely impressive achievement. For once, the razorsharp clarity of texture and dazzling precision of ensemble that Noseda secures from the orchestra in blistering accounts of opening movement,... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 'Babi Yar'
RecommendedOleg Tsibulko (bass)
Russian National Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
This beautifully engineered studio recording under Kirill Karabits has all the necessary adrenaline to keep the listener fully engaged. Karabits is particularly effective in negotiating the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th July 2020
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Shostakovich: Works Unveiled
Ekaterina Bakanova (soprano), Alexandros Stavrakakis (bass), Nicolas Stavy (piano), Florent Jodelet (percussion), Sueye Park (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
the earliest music, a collection of four short piano pieces composed during Shostakovich’s teenage years, is fluent but largely derivative. Yet the rest of the album has much to offer. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Premiere Recordings
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'
London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
Noseda is lithe but never fast, as he sometimes used to be, for the sake of it, and the slow movement based on the poignant lament for the fallen of 1905 is deeply moving, as it should be. — More…
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Recorded in remarkably vivid sound at the Barbican in December 2019, this is an exceptionally fine performance. Gianandrea Noseda brings a tremendous sense of strength and purpose to the opening...The... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Orchestral Choice
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Noseda scarcely puts a foot wrong and for some listeners that may be the problem...It might be argued that the orchestra has never played the Fifth ‘better’ and, as the performance has been... — More…
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