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SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Symphonies, Vol. 7 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 15 (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Petrenko)

Composer(s):Shostakovich, Dmitry
Artist(s) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Choir • Petrenko, Vasily, Conductor • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category Orchestral
Catalogue 8.572708
Label Naxos
Quality   320kbps
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These two hugely contrasting symphonies come from the opposite ends of Shostakovich’s life and career. The Second Symphony was written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik October Revolution. Its advanced idiom of experimental textures and abstract effects can perhaps be best described as organised musical chaos. The Fifteenth was Shostakovich’s last symphony and is filled with remarkable contrasts, from the rollicking quotes from Rossini’s William Tell Overture and eerie references to Wagner’s Götterdämmerung and Tristan und Isolde, to the last and perhaps most imaginative of the composer’s symphonic passacaglias.


   




Review By Ronald E. Grames,Fanfare,November 2012

…Vasily Petrenko and his excellent orchestra unerringly find the tempo and phrasing to illuminate this great if enigmatic work. More surprisingly, they and the Liverpudlian chorus produce a Second Symphony that nearly transcends its original propagandistic objectives. © 2012 Fanfare Read complete review



Review By Patrick Szersnovicz,Diapason,


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Review By Santiago Martín Bermúdez,Scherzo,October 2012


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Review By Giuseppe Rossi,Musica,


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Review By Record Geijutsu,September 2012


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Review By Robert Cummings,Classical Net,August 2012

In his ongoing cycle of the Shostakovich symphonies Petrenko makes about the best case possible for this work. Petrenko…wrenches mystery and darkness from the opening section and then goes on to impart tension and spirit to the often muddled music in the ensuing section. The choral music in the final panel is lively and somewhat brusque, more happy in character than triumphant…Petrenko gives the music an edginess and sense of rawness. The performances of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra are very spirited and the sound reproduction quite vivid, thus making this account competitive with the very best.

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Review By Pierre-Jean Tribot,ResMusica.com,June 2012

Pour ce nouveau volume de son intégrale des Symphonies de Dimitri Chostakovitch, Vasily Petrenko additionne les Symphonies des extrêmes. La rage des expérimentations de la Symphonie n°2 est contrecarrée par l’introspection orchestrale de la Symphonie n°15. La tragédie et la douleur traversent ce parcours débuté par la force herculéenne de la Symphonie « Octobre » et close par le requiem orchestral de la Symphonie n°15.

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Review By Infodad.com,June 2012

Vasily Petrenko continues his outstanding Shostakovich cycle by presenting the Symphony No. 15 in a very carefully balanced reading that highlights Shostakovich’s elegant…instrumentation, brings forth the various quotations without making them seem to be the primary point of the work, and turns this eccentric final symphony into a work of elegance and poise through his handling of the passacaglia in the final movement—the passacaglia being itself a significant nod to the musical forms of the past. Petrenko does about as fine a job with “To October” as a conductor can, playing up the dissonances and compositional extremes…of the work’s first two movements, then taking the choral finale at an appropriately dignified tempo and making it as

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Review By David Weininger,Boston.com,June 2012

Petrenko…and the Liverpool orchestra give accounts of both works that teem with energy and fresh insights. Petrenko is especially good at reconciling the two sides of the Second Symphony, making as convincing a case as can be made for it. In the Fifteenth he takes the childhood innocence out of the first movement and instead makes it sound brooding and sinister—it’s a dark but deeply compelling vision of the piece. The orchestra’s lower brass are especially impressive. This cycle is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory. © 2012 Boston.com Read complete review



Review By David Nice,BBC Music Magazine,June 2012

It’s hard to say which is the more striking as atmospherically performed here…As so often, Petrenko shows the deepest sensitivity in going straight to the heart of the matter. © 2012 BBC Music Magazine



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