About this release
The complete Symphonies- Shostakovich' music is the music of 20th century Russia, from the turbulent Revolution, through the horrors of war to the communistic repression. It is the cry of a soul in torment, expressing grief, despair in a highly personal way, through irony or bitter truth. The symphonies span Shostakovich'whole life, and form a milestone in the symphonic repertoire. They are frequently played, and have gained nearly the same popularity as Mahler's symphonies.

Other information:
- A great recording by Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai, an authority in this repertoire, as he has worked closely together with the composer for a long time, and premiered the 14th symphony.
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Track list
Disk 1


1
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Allegretto

2
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Allegro

3
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Lento

4
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Allegro molto

5
Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 for Chorus & Orchestra "To October"


6
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 for Chorus & Orchestra "First of May"

Disk 2


1
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: Allegretto poco moderato

2
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: Moderato con moto


3
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: Largo-allegro

Disk 3


1
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Moderato

2
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Allegretto

3
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Largo

4
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Allegro non troppo

5
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: Largo

6
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: Allegro


7
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: Presto

Disk 4


1
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 "Leningrad": War, allegretto

2
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 "Leningrad": Memories, Moderato (poco allegretto)

3
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 "Leningrad": My native Field, adagio


4
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 "Leningrad": victory, allegro non troppo

Disk 5


1
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: Adagio

2
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: Allegretto

3
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: Allegro non troppo

4
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: Largo


5
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: Allegretto

Disk 6


1
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: Allegro

2
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: Moderato

3
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: Presto

4
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: Largo

5
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: Allegretto

6
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: Moderato

7
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: Allegro

8
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: Allegretto


9
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: Andante

Disk 7


1
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": Palace Square: Adagio

2
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": January 9-th: Allegro-adagio allegro-adagio

3
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": Eternal Memory: Adagio


4
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": The Toscin: Allegro non troppo-allegro- moderato-adagio-allegro

Disk 8


1
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917" "To the Memory of Lenin": Revolutionary Petrograd: Moderato-allegro

2
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917" "To the Memory of Lenin": Razliv: Adagio

3
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917" "To the Memory of Lenin": Aurora: Allegro


4
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917" "To the Memory of Lenin": The Dawn of Humanity: L'istesso tempo

Disk 9


1
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": Babi Yar: Adagio

2
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": Humour: Allegretto

3
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": In the Store: Adagio

4
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113"Babi Yar": Fears: Adagio


5
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor for Bass, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": A Career: Allegretto

Disk 10


1
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: De profundis (Bass; Garcia Lorca)

2
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: Malague-a (Soprano; Garcia Lorca)

3
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: Lorelei (Soprano & bass; Apollinaire)

4
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: The Suicide (Soprano; Apollinaire)

5
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: On Watch (Soprano; Apollinaire)

6
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: Madam, look! (Soprano & bass; Apollinaire)

7
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: In Prison, at the Sante Jail (Bass, Apollinaire)

8
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: The Zaporozhian Cossack's answer to the Sultan of Constantinople (Bass; Apollinaire)

9
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: O Delvig, Delvig (Bass; KŸchelbecker)

10
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: The Death of the Poet (Soprano; Rilke)


11
Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass, Strings & Percussion, Op. 135: Conclusion (Soprano & bass; Rilke)

Disk 11


1
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: Allegretto

2
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: Adagio-largo-adagio-allegretto

3
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: Allegretto

4
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: Adagio-allegretto-adagio-allegretto