SWR Symphonieorchester & Eliahu Inbal – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (The Year 1905) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 58:13 minutes | 548 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © SWR Classic
This is the first orchestral release of the new SWR Symphonieorchester Stuttgart. Not without a reason one has decided to choose a symphony by Shostakovich. This live recording under the baton of the experienced conductor Eliahu Inbal shows the extraordinary level on which this orchestra operates after five years of existence. Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony focuses on the so-called “Petersburg Bloody Sunday”, which – according to the Julian calendar – took place on January 9, 1905. Just like the classical symphony the work has four movements that blend attacca into one another so as to create a continuous narrative flow. There’s no denying that the 11th Symphony is not a symphony in the classic sense but rather a symphonic poem or programme symphony. Shostakovich always needed an overriding subject for his compositions to express the “central idea” of his music.
Tracklist:
01. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 “The Year 1905”: I. The Palace Square. Adagio
02. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 “The Year 1905”: II. The Ninth of January. Allegro
03. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 “The Year 1905”: III. Eternal Memory. Adagio
04. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 “The Year 1905”: IV. Tocsin. Allegro non troppo
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