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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Festive Overture / Nowak, Royal PO

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Festive Overture, Op. 96
Conductors: Nowak, Grzegorz
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Two of Shostakovich's most famous and contrasting works are included here. Symphony No. 5 is dark and full of the drama of the Soviet age,...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (01/13/2011-01/14/2011)....continue...

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal PO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a (arr. by Barshai from String Quartet no 8 )
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was premiered in Leningrad on 21 November 1937 and was the composer's response to Pravda's earlier denunciation of his opera Lady Macbeth...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"; Piano Concerto No. 1 / Andre Previn, piano

2 CD / Widescreen / 2012-06-02

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Performers: Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Vacchiano, William
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

Great Russian Symphonies - Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Alexander...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Schwarz, Gerard; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Petrenko, Vasily; Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Golovschin, Igor

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5; Janacek / Horenstein, Vienna

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2012-01-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Leos Janácek: Taras Bulba
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Takemitsu & Shostakovich / Yutaka Sado, Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-11-15

Works: Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time, for 5 percussionists & orchestra; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Haeger, Raphael; Rossler, Simon; Schindlbeck, Franz; Schlichte, Jan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording is from a charity concert dedicated to the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. The profit...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Takemitsu & Shostakovich / Yutaka Sado, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-11-15

Works: Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time, for 5 percussionists & orchestra; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Haeger, Raphael; Rossler, Simon; Schindlbeck, Franz; Schlichte, Jan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording is from a charity concert dedicated to the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. The profit...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Shostakovich: Symphonies [Box Set]

11 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20; Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43; ...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Simoni, Alla; Vaneev, Vladimir
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf

The complete Symphonies- Shostakovich' music is the music of 20-th century Russia, from the turbulent Revolution, through the horrors of war to the communistic repression....continue...

Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol. 6: 1990-2000

14 CD / RCO Live / 2011-10-11

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastor...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barainsky, Claudia; Brautigam, Ronald; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Komlosi, Ildiko; Kovacs, Kolos; Laurendeau, Jean; Masseurs, Peter; Murray, Ann; Shelton, Lucy [Sop...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Berglund, Paavo; Chailly, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles; Solti, Sir Georg; Previn, Andre; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Jansons, Mariss; Haitink, B...
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a recorded history of six decades of performances by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, taken from broadcasts contained in...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Piano Concerto No. 2

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2011-10-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Regis presents Bernstein's celebrated 1960 recording of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony at super budget price and the conductor directs the NYPO from the keyboard in Shostakovich's...continue...

Leonard Bernstein Conducts Shostakovich / London SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-08-30

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Lovingly restored, using the finest state-of-the-art technology, classic archive features legendary artist, Leonard Bernstein, offering a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage. Bernste...continue...
Run Time: 54 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Song of the Forests

1 CD / Melodiya / 2011-08-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; The Song of the Forests, oratorio, for tenor, bass, childrens chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 81
Performers: Kiltchevsky, Vitaly; Petrov, Ivan
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Ensemble: Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra

Mravinsky Edition / Beethoven, Shostakovich, Wagner, Mozart, Glinka, et al. [12 CDs]

12 CD / Erato / 2011-07-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 ...
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

This 12-CD box set, recorded by theLeningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Evgeny Mravinsky, is a powerful performance series. Covering the works of Shostakovich,...continue...
Recording information: Leningrad Philharmonic Large Hall....continue...

Rostropovich Conducts Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies

12 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op....
Performers: Reshetin, Mark; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Vocals], Nicola Ghiuselev [Bass
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Saying goodbye to Shostakovich, shortly before I left Russia, was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do... These symphonies mark 15 stages...continue...

The Story of the Symphony / André Previn/Royal PO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 87 in A major, H 1 no 87; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A ma...
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In this 3 Disc set, Andre Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms,...continue...
Run Time: 525 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Shostakovich: Festive Overture; Symphony No. 5 / Mackerras

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-09-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Sir Charles Mackerras was born in the US to Australian parents. He studied in Sydney and Prague, and made his debut in opera at Sadler's...continue...

Bernstein: Symphoy no. 2; Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 / Bernstein, live, 1959

1 CD / Orfeo / 2010-08-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Lipkin, Seymour
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Gramophone Magazine
The Austrian take time to settle in Bernstein's own composition...but sit spellbound throughout the fiery, finally hell-for-leather interpretation of the Shostakovich...w...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2010-07-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Entremont, Philippe

The famed pianist/conductor Philippe Entremont conducts China's oldest orchestra in works by Shostakovich. Founded in 1982, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra has toured in Europe, performing...continue...
Recording information: Shenzhen (11/2008)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 & 5 / Masur, London PO

1 Super Audio CD / LPO Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony 5; Gadfly Suite

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-02-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Shostakovich, Maxim

This recording was reviewed in Gramophone at the time of first release: "The sobriety and restraint of the approach is immediately striking: grave matters are...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road London (1990-1991)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

1 CD / San Francisco Symphony / 2010-01-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson

Keeping Score is much more than a critically acclaimed PBS television series - it is a natural outgrowth of the San Francisco Symphony's almost century-long...continue...
Recording information: Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (11/27/2007-11/30/2007)....continue...

Stokowski Conducts Shostakovich / Philadelphia Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, et al

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2009-11-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

The recordings contained in this set of Shostakovich's Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Symphonies were all made soon after the first performances of each work, and...continue...

Keeping Score - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / San Francisco Symphony / Tilson Thomas [DVD]

1 DVD Video / San Francisco Symphony / 2009-11-10

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich may have hidden a subversive cipher beneath the surface of his life-saving Symphony No. 5. This is all the more shocking since another bad...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1,
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Keeping Score - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / San Francisco Symphony / Tilson Thomas [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / San Francisco Symphony / 2009-11-10

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich may have hidden a subversive cipher beneath the surface of his life-saving Symphony No. 5. This is all the more shocking since another bad...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1,
...continue...

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphonies no 5 and 9 / Vasily Petrenko

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Following their electrifying account of Shostakovich's 'Eleventh Symphony', Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra explore the profound ambivalences of the composer's most perf...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, etc / Skrowaczewski

2 CD / Halle Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is among the most frequently performed of 20th-century symphonies. He composed Symphony No. 5 after receiving much criticism in the press...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / van Zweden, Royal Flemish Philharmonic

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-01-27

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Zweden, Jaap van

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pré, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon;...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, Festive Overture / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra

2 CD / Signum UK / 2008-11-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

'Festive Overture' is one of Shostakovich's most famous works originally composed for a concert to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the October Revolution in 1917....continue...

Schostakowitsch: Symphonies / Sanderling, Berlin SO

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Symphon...
Performers: Deutscher, Karl-Heinz; Haas, Gerhard; Sennewald, Günter
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Born in 1912, Kurt Sanderling has earned a reputation as one of the most talented conductors to come out of Germany (he announced his retirement...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / Günter Herbig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Two sides of Shostakovich - the more experimental, psychological Fourth Symphony, and the extroverted, populist Fifth Symphony (meant, after all, as an ironic good will...continue...

Schostakowitsch: Symphony no 5 / Sanderling, Berlin SO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5; Rachmaninov / Svetlanov

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-01-22

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Sergey Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Starting in 1965 Svetlanov was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra which he built into one of the greatest Russian orchestras. In 1979...continue...

London PO 75th Anniversary Vol 3 / Tennstedt, Masur, et al

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass in C minor, K 4...
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; George, Michael; Leiferkus, Sergei; Monogarova, Tatiana; Muff, Alfred; Murray, Ann; Pape, Rene; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Welser-Möst, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Klaus Tennstedt; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt brought the London Philharmonic Orchestra a major recording contract with EMI and concert engagements in Japan and the Far East; Franz Welser-Most followed...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / Armin Jordan, et al

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2007-09-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Jordan, Armin
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra

The Swiss conductor Armin Jordan is acclaimed world-wide as both an opera and symphonic conductor and was Artistic Director of the famed L'Orchestre de la...continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy - Personal Collection

8 CD / Decca Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 24 in B minor (WTC I/24), BWV 869 (BC L103); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 24 in F...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Soderstrom, Elisabeth
Conductors: Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fistoulari, Anatole; Previn, Andre; Maazel, Lorin

This personal collection, compiled with the full cooperation of the artist, focuses on the composers from Bach to Shostakovich who are of particular significance to...continue...

Shostakovich: The Symphonies/ Ashkenazy, et al

12 CD / Decca Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Festive Overture, Op. 96; October, symphonic poem, Op. 131; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14...
Performers: Kopcak, Sergej; Rodgers, Joan; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, The Golden Age Suite

1 CD / Artek / 2007-06-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 5 & 9 / Yakov Kreizberg, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-03-27

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

"These are two of the most brilliant and insightful Shostakovich performances to come along in quite a while, and that's saying a lot given the...continue...

The Glory of Rostropovich

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-20

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 479; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in C major, RV 398; Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413; Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Cello in A major...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Cantin, Catherine; Derungs, Martin; Finke, Eberhard; Holliger, Heinz; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Serkin, Rudolf; Spierer, Leon; Stein, Alexander
Conductors: Sacher, Paul; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji; Chung, Myung-Whun; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum Zürich ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharm...

"Given that box sets are too often thrown together in a last cavalier attempt to get mileage from back catalog, it's a pleasure to find...continue...

Shostakovich - The Complete Symphonies / Caetani, et al

10 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-12-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To Octobe...
Performers: Corapi, Enrico; Davidov, Mikhail; Franzetti, Luca; Kudinov, Pavel; Mugnai, Gabriele; Ojeda, Ana Liz; Poplavskaia, Marina; Santaniello, Luca; Zanetti, Gabriele
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"The first thing you will notice about this set, the second complete Shostakovich cycle to appear on SACD, is the excellent live sonics. Interestingly, the...continue...

Beethoven, Shostakovich / Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-11-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Sir John Barbirolli took over from Toscanini as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 1937 and became Director of the Halle from 1943...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies (complete) / Shostakovich, et al

10 CD / Supraphon / 2006-10-07

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 10 in E mino...
Performers: Mikulás, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Ryssov, Mikhail; Shaguch, Marina
Conductors: Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: Kühn Male Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

This 10 CD compilation is the only complete collection of the symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich conducted by his son Maxim Shostakovich. This compilation of live...continue...

An Introduction to Dmitri Shostakovich

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Vincent Youmans: Tea For Two, song
Performers: Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; I Musici de Montréal

This CD combines Shostakovich's most popular symphony with other orchestral hits, including the thrilling 'Festive Overture' and the witty arrangement of Vincent Youmans's 'Tea for...continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies / Mariss Jansons, et al

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Len...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bye, Torkil; Gogolewskaja, Larissa; Hannisdal, Per; Hink, Werner; Kubmaul, Rainer; Nilsson, Stig; Postinghel, Marco; Quandt, Ludwig; Rohn, Andreas; Schilling, Stefan; Svenheden, ...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmoni...

In contrast to the standard practice of recording symphonic cycles with a single orchestra, Mariss Jansons set out to record these symphonic cornerstones of 20th...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 6 / Temirkanov, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-05-23

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Temirkanov knew and worked with Shostakovich, which gives him keen insight to the composer's music. The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra gave the premiere performances...continue...

Shostakovich: The Symphonies / Haitink, Concertgebouw, LPO

11 CD / Decca / 2006-05-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93;...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Rintzler, Marius; Söderström, Elisabeth; Varády, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Men's Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"Haitink brings out an unexpected refinement in the symphonies, a rare transparency of texture. He's helped by a recording of Decca's finest quality, vividly remastered."...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 & 5 / Masur, London PO

1 Super Audio CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2005-10-18

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Two works stand as milestones in what is probably the most important symphonic canon of the 20th century; that of Dimitri Shostakovich. In live recordings...continue...