Vasily Petrenko – Shostakovich : The Complete Symphonies (2015) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

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This box set is a compilation of the individual recordings in the Shostakovich cycle released by conductor Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra between 2009 and 2013. The recordings have been widely praised, and the price here is certainly right. A sampling of the set will confirm the positive opinions: Petrenko has several major strengths, and he is likely to emerge as the primary pick in this repertory among recordings by younger performers with no direct roots in Shostakovich’s own orbit. Petrenko seems to delve deeply into the psychological layers of Shostakovich’s music, emphasizing the duress that can be heard in the Symphony No. 5, Op. 47, if the conductor pushes and pulls the tempi. The early symphonies have lots of bite, and the big, Mahlerian ones are rich in detail. Petrenko works well with very fine soloists in the vocal symphonies, and Naxos backs him with clear sound in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall. Sure, there are a few blemishes – notably the shapeless performance of the unexpectedly humorous Symphony No. 15, Op. 141 – but nothing ought to be perfect, and this is a set that will give many hours of listening for years to come.

Tracklist:

1-1. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Allegretto – Allegro non troppo (08:14)
1-2. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Allegro (05:35)
1-3. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Lento – Largo (09:20)
1-4. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Lento – Allegro molto – Adagio – Largo – Presto (10:05)
1-5. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Allegretto (02:15)
1-6. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Più mosso (08:52)
1-7. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir – III. Andante (06:06)
1-8. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Allegro (06:14)
1-9. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – V. Andante (03:08)
1-10. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir – VI. Moderato ‘V pervoy, pervoye maya’ (04:21)
2-11. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Largo – (05:37)
2-12. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Poco meno mosso – Allegro molto (06:50)
2-13. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir – Chorus : ‘To October’ (05:56)
2-14. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Allegretto (08:04)
2-15. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Adagio (17:20)
2-16. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Allegretto (03:56)
2-17. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Adagio (19:10)
3-18. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Allegretto poco moderato – Presto (27:22)
3-19. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Moderato con moto (09:23)
3-20. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Largo – Allegro (28:07)
4-21. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Moderato (18:01)
4-22. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Allegretto (05:10)
4-23. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Largo (15:32)
4-24. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Allegro non troppo (12:59)
4-25. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Allegro (05:18)
4-26. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Moderato (08:45)
4-27. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Presto – (02:36)
4-28. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Largo – (03:32)
4-29. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – V. Allegretto (06:04)
5-30. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Largo (19:37)
5-31. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Allegro (05:53)
5-32. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Presto (07:10)
5-33. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Revolutionary Petrograd (12:32)
5-34. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Razliv (10:44)
5-35. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Aurora (03:30)
5-36. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. The Dawn of Humanity (09:45)
6-37. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Allegretto (28:35)
6-38. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Moderato (poco allegretto) (12:57)
6-39. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Adagio (18:38)
6-40. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Allegro non troppo (18:59)
7-41. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo (25:09)
7-42. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Allegretto (06:01)
7-43. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Allegro non troppo (06:12)
7-44. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Largo (09:34)
7-45. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – V. Allegretto (14:46)
8-46. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. Moderato (22:48)
8-47. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. Allegro (04:09)
8-48. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Allegretto (12:13)
8-49. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. Andante – Allegro (12:57)
9-50. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – I. The Palace Square – (13:43)
9-51. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – II. The 9th of January – (18:17)
9-52. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – III. Eternal Memory – (11:10)
9-53. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – IV. The Tocsin (14:23)
10-54. Alexander Vinogradov – I. Babi Yar: Adagio (15:44)
10-55. Alexander Vinogradov – II. Yumor (Humour): Allegretto (07:27)
10-56. Alexander Vinogradov – III. V Magazine (In the Store): Adagio – (12:34)
10-57. Alexander Vinogradov – IV. Strachi (Fears): Largo – (11:05)
10-58. Alexander Vinogradov – V. Kariera (A Career): Allegretto (12:42)
11-59. Alexander Vinogradov – I. De profundis: Adagio (04:30)
11-60. Gal James – II. Malagueña: Allegretto – (02:44)
11-61. Gal James – III. Lorelei: Allegro molto – (08:38)
11-62. Gal James – IV. The Suicide: Adagio (06:49)
11-63. Gal James – V. On Watch: Allegretto – (03:04)
11-64. Gal James – VI. Madam, look !: Allegretto – (02:01)
11-65. Alexander Vinogradov – VII. At the Sante Prison: Adagio (09:59)
11-66. Alexander Vinogradov – VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossacks’ Reply to the Sultan of Constantinople: Allegro – (01:47)
11-67. Alexander Vinogradov – IX. O Delvig, Delvig ! : Andante (04:06)
11-68. Gal James – X. The Death of the Poet : Largo – (04:29)
11-69. Gal James – XI. Conclusion: Moderato (01:24)