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Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos 1, 2 & 3 | BIS BISSACD1603

Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos 1, 2 & 3

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISSACD1603

Barcode: 7318599916033

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 28th May 2012

Contents

Artists

Netherlands Radio Choir
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Mark Wigglesworth

Works

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Symphony no.1 in F minor, op.10
Symphony no.2 in B major, op.14 'To October'
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.20 'The First of May'

Artists

Netherlands Radio Choir
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Mark Wigglesworth

About

Mark Wigglesworth continues his Shostakovich cycle on BIS, performing Symphonies Nos 1 to 3 with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir.

The First Symphony was, in fact, the graduation piece that completed Shostakovich's studies at the Leningrad Conservatory but, to quote Mark Wigglesworth, ‘Shostakovich’s trade-mark musical gestures are all immediately obvious’, and it was an immediate success.

The Second and Third symphonies are still rarely performed in concert. At least nominally, there is a political theme to both works - the Second was a commission from the State Publishing House to honour the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution and The Third, with its subtitle ‘The First of May’, was a celebration of the international Worker’s Day.

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