Shostakovich: Symphony Nos. 9 & 15
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra (Kirov), Moscow Philharmonic, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Valery Gergiev, Kyril Kondrashin
A finely etched and insightful Shostakovich 9 from Valery Gergiev is followed by Kirill Kondrashin’s overwhelming interpretation of the composer’s symphonic swansong, manic intensity juxtaposed...
Shostakovich: Symphony Nos. 9 & 15
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra (Kirov), Moscow Philharmonic, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Valery Gergiev, Kyril Kondrashin
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A finely etched and insightful Shostakovich 9 from Valery Gergiev is followed by Kirill Kondrashin’s overwhelming interpretation of the composer’s symphonic swansong, manic intensity juxtaposed...
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- Ussr Symphony Orchestra
- Gennady Rozhdestvensky
- Ussr Symphony Orchestra
- Gennady Rozhdestvensky
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kiril Kondrashin
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August 2019
A finely etched and insightful Shostakovich 9 from Valery Gergiev is followed by Kirill Kondrashin’s overwhelming interpretation of the composer’s symphonic swansong, manic intensity juxtaposed with world-weariness to powerful effect.
