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Kitayenko: Shostakovich – The Symphonies (12 SACD box set, ISO)

Kitayenko: Shostakovich - The Symphonies (12 SACD box set, ISO)
Kitayenko: Shostakovich – The Symphonies (12 SACD box set, ISO)

Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Performer: Marina Shaguch
Orchestra: Gürzenich-Orchester
Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 12 SACD box set
Format: ISO
Label: Capriccio
Size: 41.4 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
01. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10: 1. Allegretto – Allegro non troppo
02. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10: 2. Allegro
03. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10: 3. Lento
04. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10: 4. Allegro molto – Lento – Allegro molto
05. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20: 1. Allegretto
06. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20: 2. Piu mosso
07. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20: 3. Andante
08. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20: 4. Allegro
09. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20: 5. Andante
10. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20: 6. Moderato

CD 02
01. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14: 1. Largo
02. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14: 2. Viertel = 152
03. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14: 3. Poco meno mosso
04. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14: 4. Meno mosso
05. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: 1. Moderato
06. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: 2. Allegretto
07. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: 3. Largo
08. Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: 4. Allegro ma non troppo

CD 03
01. Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43: 1. Allegretto poco moderato
02. Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43: 2. Moderato con moto
03. Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43: 3. Largo – Allegro

CD 04
01. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54: 1. Largo
02. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54: 2. Allegro
03. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54: 3. Presto
04. Symphony No. 7 in C major (Leningrad), Op. 60: 1. War – Allegretto
05. Symphony No. 7 in C major (Leningrad), Op. 60: 2. Memories – Moderato (poco allegretto)

CD 05
01. Symphony No. 7 in C major (Leningrad), Op. 60: 3. My native Field – Adagio
02. Symphony No. 7 in C major (Leningrad), Op. 60: 4. Victory – Allegro non troppo
03. Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70: 1. Allegro
04. Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70: 2. Moderato
05. Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70: 3. Presto
06. Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70: 4. Largo
07. Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70: 5. Allegretto – Allegro

CD 06
01. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (Stalingrad): 1. Adagio – Allegro non troppo – Allegro – Adagio
02. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (Stalingrad): 2. Allegretto
03. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (Stalingrad): 3. Allegro non troppo
04. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (Stalingrad): 4. Attacca: Largo
05. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (Stalingrad): 5. Attacca: Allegretto – Allegro – Adagio – Allegretto

CD 07
01. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: 1. Moderato
02. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: 2. Allegro
03. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: 3. Allegretto
04. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: 4. Andante – Allegro

CD 08
01. Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 (The Year 1905): 1. Adagio – The Palace Square
02. Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 (The Year 1905): 2. Allegro – January 9th
03. Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 (The Year 1905): 3. Adagio – Eternal Memory
04. Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 (The Year 1905): 4. Allegro non troppo – The Toscin

CD 09
01. Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 (The Year 1917 – in Memory of Lenin): 1. Revolutionary Petrograd: Moderato – Allegro
02. Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 (The Year 1917 – in Memory of Lenin): 2. Razliv: Adagio
03. Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 (The Year 1917 – in Memory of Lenin): 3. Aurora: Allegro
04. Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 (The Year 1917 – in Memory of Lenin): 4. The Dawn of Humanity: L’istesso tempo

CD 10
01. Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 (Babi Yar): 1. Adagio: Babi Yar
02. Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 (Babi Yar): 2. Allegretto: Humor
03. Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 (Babi Yar): 3. Adagio: In the store
04. Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 (Babi Yar): 4. Largo: Fears
05. Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 (Babi Yar): 5. Allegretto: A Career

CD 11
01. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 1. De profundis
02. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 2. Malagueña
03. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 3. Lorelei
04. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 4. Le Suicide
05. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 5. Les Attentives 1
06. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 6. Les Attentives 2
07. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 7. À la Santè. In Prison, at the Sante Jail
08. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 8. Résponse des cosaques zaparogues
09. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 9. O Delvig, Delvig!
10. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 10. Der Tod des Dichters. The Death of the Poet
11. Symphony No. 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135: 11. Schluß-Stück. Conclusion

CD 12
01. Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: 1. Allegretto
02. Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: 2. Adagio – Largo – Adagio – Largo
03. Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: 3. Allegretto
04. Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: 4. Adagio – Allegretto – Adagio – Allegretto
05. Das Kölner Shostakovich-Projekt, spoken interviews and commentary

7 thoughts on “Kitayenko: Shostakovich – The Symphonies (12 SACD box set, ISO)”

  1. I just listened to the 1st symphony and was blown away by the multi-channel sound. The performance is excellent too. The slowness of the 3rd movement provides a nice contrast to the other movements. I think the performance is spot on. Will be downloading some of the others when I have the time.

    1. (Their 11th, “The Year 1905”, in particular is the best I’ve ever heard. I’ve heard Haitink/Amsterdam, dePriest/Helsinki, Stokowski/Houston, Bychov/Berlin, Slatkin/Chicago on the radio, and a live performance by Rostropovich/Chicago. This one outdoes them all.)

    2. One must not have listened to Kondrashin, Mravinsky, Sanderling or Haitink before.. What catches first is modern sound but after this good surprise boredom quickly happens due mostly to much slow tempi (1st, 4th, 15th for instance). But I must confess that in this way the 10th is really accomplished. Otherwise just compare the great 4th with Kondrashin/Melodiya : despite older sound this last one is much more captivating.

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