London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda - Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 9 & 10

Lso Live

£11.16

Format: SACD
Catalogue No.: LSO0828
Barcode: 0822231182825
Release Date: 5th February 2021
Genre: Classical

 For Gianandrea Noseda, the Ninth is Shostakovich at his most 'classical’ but a modern statement nonetheless. “Stalin wanted a celebration of the
victory of Russia, and Shostakovich came out with a sort of opera buffa symphony,” the LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor says. “Short, witty, lots
of sarcasm. I can really feel his wish to go against what was expected of him.”
 The Tenth Symphony was written after Stalin’s death and allegedly portrays the tragedy, despair, terror and violence of his tenure. The second
movement is a musical portrait of Stalin, a march of unremitting terror and frenzied violence, while the finale contains some of the slowest music of
the whole symphony, a reminder of the desolation of the Gulag prisoners.
 “Thrilling Shostakovich with a heart of desperation from the LSO and Noseda” - Bachtrack (Symphony No 9)
 “The sheer weight of the LSO’s string sound is a huge asset in Shostakovich, and Noseda knows how to marshal it” - The Arts Desk (Symphony No 10)

Tracklisting:
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat
major, Op. 70, I. Allegro
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat
major, Op. 70, II.
Moderato
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat
major, Op. 70, III. Presto
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat
major, Op. 70, IV. Largo
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat
major, Op. 70, V.
Allegretto - Allegro
Symphony No. 10 in E
minor, Op. 93, I.
Moderato
Symphony No. 10 in E
minor, Op. 93, II. Allegro
Symphony No. 10 in E
minor, Op. 93, III.
Allegretto - Largo - Piú
mosso
Symphony No. 10 in E
minor, Op. 93, IV.
Andante - Allegro -
L’istesso tempo