Eschenbach's live recording of Shostakovich Five with the Philadelphia is a monumental reading, seeking drama in the work's gaunt architecture rather than its moment-to-moment events.

BBC Music Magazine, May 20084 out of 5 stars

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Special offer. Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5

Yvonne Naef (mezzo), Juliette Kang (violin), Hai-Ye Ni (cello) & Christoph Eschenbach (piano)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach

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Eschenbach's live recording of Shostakovich Five with the Philadelphia is a monumental reading, seeking drama in the work's gaunt architecture rather than its moment-to-moment events.

BBC Music Magazine, May 20084 out of 5 stars

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About

Release date: 31st Mar 2008
Label: Ondine
Catalogue number: ODE11095
Length: 78 minutes
Genres:
- Songs,
- Symphonies

Contents and tracklist

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Work length52:34

I. Moderato

Track length17:41

II. Allegretto

Track length5:53

III. Largo

Track length16:27

IV. Allegro non troppo

Track length12:33

Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127

Work length25:32

Yvonne Naef, Juliette Kang, Hai Ye Ni, Christoph Eschenbach

No. 1, Ophelia's Song

Track length3:00

No. 2, Gamayun, Bird of Prophecy

Track length3:46

No. 3, We were Together

Track length3:21

No. 4, The Town Sleeps

Track length3:05

No. 5, The Storm

Track length2:05

No. 6, Secret Signs

Track length4:39

No. 7, Music

Track length5:36

Awards and reviews

May 2008

Eschenbach's live recording of Shostakovich Five with the Philadelphia is a monumental reading, seeking drama in the work's gaunt architecture rather than its moment-to-moment events.

formidable Ondine/Eschenbach/Philadelphia partnership

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