Shostakovich: Symphonies 6 & 15

Gianandrea Noseda, London Symphony Orchestra

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In their latest release at NativeDSD, the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gianandrea Noseda bring us an album featuring Shostakovich Symphonies Nos. 6 and 15.

Following the success of his Fifth Symphony, all eyes were on Shostakovich to create a work that would measure up to its predecessor. The Sixth was originally intended as an immense musical monument to Lenin, to be woven with heroic melodies and folk songs. Instead his audiences were surprised to hear a quite different result—a contemplative, restrained first movement that morphs puzzlingly into a ferocious ending.

The Fifteenth is another of Shostakovich’s musical enigmas, with inexplicable quotes from music by Rossini, Glinka and Wagner dotted throughout, alongside references to his own music from his younger years. Written in 1970–71 when the composer’s health was declining, this final symphony is one of fond reflection. Together these unconventional works showcase Shostakovich’s range as a composer—from wild exuberance to quiet introspection.

London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

Tracklist

1.
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 - I. Allegretto
08:31
2.
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 - II. Adagio - Largo - Adagio - Largo
16:03
3.
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 - III. Allegretto
04:28
4.
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 - IV. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto
15:57
5.
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54 - I. Largo
17:42
6.
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54 - II. Allegro
06:37
7.
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54 - III. Presto
07:30

Total time: 01:16:48

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Release DateMay 26, 2023

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