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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
The most overwhelming performance; could musical expression possibly go further? —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Disc of the month
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
It’s the symphony that might or might not have recalibrated Shostakovich’s future and it’s still one of the trickiest to pull off in performance. Noseda meets it halfway – which makes for pluses... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15
Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), Elena Stikhina (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, Gianandrea Noseda
Over nine years, the London Symphony Orchestra’s principal guest conductor progressed through Shostakovich’s 15 symphonies in concert performances acclaimed for thoughtfulness, verve and instrumental... —
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The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
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Recorded in remarkably vivid sound at the Barbican in December 2019, this is an exceptionally fine performance. Gianandrea Noseda brings a tremendous sense of strength and purpose to the opening...The... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Orchestral Choice
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An extremely impressive achievement. For once, the razorsharp clarity of texture and dazzling precision of ensemble that Noseda secures from the orchestra in blistering accounts of opening movement,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'
London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
Noseda is lithe but never fast, as he sometimes used to be, for the sake of it, and the slow movement based on the poignant lament for the fallen of 1905 is deeply moving, as it should be. —
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Odd as it may be to start with 15, I wouldn’t recommend facing both at a single setting: each needs mental and emotional space to digest. It ’s certainly true that the swansong is more truly... —
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Noseda scarcely puts a foot wrong and for some listeners that may be the problem...It might be argued that the orchestra has never played the Fifth ‘better’ and, as the performance has been... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
[Noseda] has a firm handle on the depth and breadth of the symphony, chronicling his way through its empty wastes and bone-crushing upheavals of rolling percussion. The first movement’s long... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
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