Name: Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies by Mstislav Rostropovich
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As the 15 symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich grow in stature with the passage of time, the increasing number of complete recordings attests to their lasting significance. As a friend of the composer and a conductor of considerable artistic merit, if not always the greatest technical skill, Mstislav Rostropovich has been regarded as one of the most authoritative interpreters of the symphonies, and the set of his performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow is often recommended. Rostropovich's handling of an orchestra may not have been consistent, but his musical virtues far outweigh his few faults, and most of his performances in this cycle equal the best of other conductors. These recordings, made between 1989 and 1997, were released as separate CDs and as a box set by Teldec in 1998, and the reissue by Warner restores these long out-of-print performances to the catalog. As is inevitable in a package of this scope, the audio quality of the recordings varies somewhat between the performances, the different orchestras, and the changes of venue, but Rostropovich's commitment to the music holds the set together, and the high quality of expression and execution count more than the vagaries of reproduction.
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Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 "To October": Pt. 1, Largo

11. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 "To October": Pt. 2, Crochet

12. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 "To October": Pt. 3, Poco meno mosso - Allegro molto

13. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 "To October": Pt. 4, To October. "My shli, my prosili raboty i khleba"

14. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Pt. 1, Allegretto

15. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Pt. 2, Più mosso - Allegro

16. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Pt. 3, Andante

17. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Pt. 4, Allegro - Allegro molto

18. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Pt. 5, Andante - Largo

19. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Pt. 6, Chorus. "V pervoye pervoye maya"

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

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

22. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: III. Largo - Allegro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": I. Revolutionary Petrograd

31. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": II. Razliv

32. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": III. Aurora

33. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": IV. The Dawn of Humanity

34. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": I. Allegretto

35. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": II. Moderato - poco allegretto

36. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": III. Adagio

37. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": IV. Allegro non troppo

38. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: IV. Andante - Allegro

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

48. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905": II. Ninth of January

49. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905": III. In Memoriam

50. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905": IV. The Toscin

51. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar. Adagio

52. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour. Allegretto

53. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. In the Store. Adagio

54. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears. Largo

55. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. A Career. Allegretto

56. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: I. De profundis

57. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: II. Malagueña

58. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: III. Lorelei

59. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: IV. The Suicide

60. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: V. On Watch

61. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: VI. Madam, Look!

62. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: VII. At the Santé Jail

63. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossack's Answer to the Sultan of Constantinople

64. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: IX. O Delvig, Delvig!

65. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: X. The Poet's Death

66. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: XI. Conclusion

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

68. Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: II. Adagio - Largo

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

70. Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: IV. Adagio - Allegretto

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