Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15

Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor: Oleg Caetani
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano "Giuseppe Verdi"
Genre: Symphony
Label: SACD
Booklet with lyrics/libretto: no
CDs / Unit: 1
Cat-Nr.: 47706-8
Total Time: 74:05
Recording Date: 3/2004 & 06/2005
Technology: Hybrid: 5+1 surround and stereo high resolution (DSD technique) + stereo CD layer
Release Date: 22.06.2006

Description

Dmitri Shostakovich was only 19 and still a student at the Petersburg Conservatory when his first major orchestral work laid the foundation for a career that would make him the most important symphonist of the 20th century. Following the first performance the symphony was performed around the world. Renowned conductors such as Bruno Walter and Leopold Stokowski brought the work to an international public.

In contrast, his 15th symphony marks the end of Dmitri Shostakovich’s symphonic accomplishments. The high and low points of his entire career and life are reflected in this work. The absence of a programmatic theme binds this late work with Shostakovich’s first symphony.

ARTS Music presents these two remarkable symphonies on exclusive Hybrid SACD in June 2006. The recording continues the cycle of Shostakovich’s symphonies, which have received great critical acclaim.

Table of MP3 Tracks

No. Tracktitle Tracktime Price put into basket  
Disc 1
1
I - Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor op. 10 (1925)
07.38 2,00 €
2
II - Allegro
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor op. 10 (1925)
04.01 0,99 €
3
III - Lento
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor op. 10 (1925)
07.15 2,00 €
4
IV - Finale
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor op. 10 (1925)
08.53 2,00 €
5
I - Adagio
Symphony No. 15 in A Major op. 141 (1972)
08.28 2,00 €
6
II - Allegro
Symphony No. 15 in A Major op. 141 (1972)
14.28 3,00 €
7
III - Adagio
Symphony No. 15 in A Major op. 141 (1972)
04.15 0,99 €
8
IV - Finale
Symphony No. 15 in A Major op. 141 (1972)
19.04 4,00 €

Reviews:

klassik.com (30.04.2007)


Part of the Box-Set 47850-8:

"Caetani zeigt sich als Meister, Gegensätzliches herauszuarbeiten. Derselbe Takt klingt bei ihm zugleich düster und fröhlich. Er dirigiert sehr differenziert, für jeden Takt, ja für jede Note findet er einen eigenen Ausdruck. Ihm gelingen vielfältige hierarchische Spannungsbögen, weite, die über eine ganze Sinfonie reichen, stehen über kleineren, einen Satz oder noch kürzere Einheiten lang. Das Orchester ist sehr gut durchgehört und ausbalanciert, keine Stimme geht unter und hat ihre Bedeutung"

"Oleg Caetani manages to draw dramatic pictographic interpretations. Caetani is a maestro when in comes to compile opposed characters"

read complete review: http://magazin.klassik.com/reviews/reviews.cfm?TASK=REVIEW&RECID=9039&REID=6219&CFID=6103099&CFTOKEN=4eb08b48b439660c-9BF359B3-B2E8-F19A-3A69412C787C3E26

MUZYKA 21 (06.03.2007)


5 Stars

musicologistreviews / Frank Pandel (09.11.2006)


"Exquisite Groundbreaking Performances.... To this date I have never heard these 2 symphonies with such grandeur"

musicweb-international.com (09.11.2006)


"There is much to admire here, and ARTS' labelling of the recording as 'audiophile' is to be taken seriously"

Musical Pointers (09.11.2006)


"..the observance of detail is thrilling... Caetani and his musicians give as fine a performance as I have ever heard and this includes that by Maxim Shostakovich who first premiered the work"

classicstoday.com (09.11.2006)


9/10: "It's an absolutely terrific performance, and you can really understand the audiance's enthusiastic response at the end"

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