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Shostakovich - Symphony no.7 | LSO Live LSO0859

Shostakovich - Symphony no.7

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Label: LSO Live

Cat No: LSO0859

Barcode: 0822231185925

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 4th February 2022

Contents

Artists

London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Gianandrea Noseda

Works

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Symphony no.7 in C major, op.60 'Leningrad'

Artists

London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Gianandrea Noseda

About

“Certain moments in history gave composers the possibility of saying something deeply personal,” says LSO Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda. “And Shostakovich speaks equally to us today.”

As Noseda and the LSO continue their journey through Shostakovich’s symphonies, which span the composer’s lifetime, they take on one of his biggest creations – the Seventh.

Written during the siege of Leningrad in World War II, it is shattering in scale and impact. For Noseda, “you can hear the march of the soldiers, the obsessive repetition, a loop you cannot escape,” in the relentless, pounding rhythms, the struggle towards a fragile victory.

Recorded live in the Barbican Hall, London, December 2019

Reviews

Recorded in remarkably vivid sound at the Barbican in December 2019, this is an exceptionally fine performance. ... The LSO’s principal wind players excel in their many solos...  Erik Levi (Orchestral Choice)
BBC Music Magazine March 2022

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