Symphony No.10 - Shostakovich
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- Performers
- Rlpo:Petrenko
- Label
- Naxos Classics
- Barcode
- 0747313246175
Product Description Shostakovich's monumental Symphony No. 10 ranks among his finest works. From the bleak introspection of the extended opening movement, through the graphic evocation of violence in the explosive Allegro, and the eerie dance-like Allegretto alternating between dark and light, to the final movement's dramatic climax, this is a work of breathtaking musical contrasts. In 2010 Vasily Petrenko was named Male Artist of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards. His Naxos recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8 (8.572392), was hailed asyet another Petrenko performance to join the greats" by BBC Music Magazine.\Petrenko and the RLPO have achieved a triumph. The orchestral playing is ripe, detailed, lithe, concentrated and intense. Petrenko has full measure not only of the symphony's overarching architecture but also of the individual facets that make it such a fascinating conundrum.... This is a terrific performance." (The Telegraph)Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 (1953)ModeratoAllegroAlegretto Andante - Allegro"" Review The tenth is a symphony into which many have tempted to read parallels with Shosatkovich's life;the bleak moods of the early stages were conjured before the death of Stalin in 1953,while the finale is an obviously personal celebration of ambiguous liberation.The refreshing thing is that Petrenko treats it as a great symphony in its own right.In one of the fleetest first movements on record,he traces a single melodic line,with a brief deviation int
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Details
- Record Label: Naxos
- Catalog#: 8572461
- Country Of Release: NLD
- Year Of Release: 2010
- Notes: Royal Liverpool P.O./V.Petrenko
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