The program concludes with shostakovichs tremendous symphony no. Rarely has this music so clearly shown its debt to. Regardless of its philosophical underpinnings, shostakovichs symphony no. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. I usually dont care much for metronome markings, but in the case of this symphony theyre very useful to follow. Gergiev is pretty good, but he is a prokofiev man rather than a shostakovich one oddly, few conductors do. Jan 22, 2011 still, shostakovich undeniably made beautiful music, including 15 symphonies, an equal number of string quartets, large quantities of film music, and 2 operas which he held dear for his entire life. Bernstein and shostakovich baltimore symphony orchestra. Scan the qr code or copy the address below into your wallet to send bitcoin. The largo, the movement that so moved audiences at the first performances, projects a tragic mood of enormous intensity. Hrusa and his baton will conclude the program, leading the mso through shostakovichs acclaimed symphony no. I am studying the score of shostys 5th and have listened to a number of recordings from different orchestras. I mean, this is a march, this is a diabolical march. Passion and searing, white hot, insight and intensity.
Leonard bernstein, eugene ormandy, new york philharmonic, philadelphia orcestra, yoyo ma shostakovich. Deceptive cadence after he was publicly denounced, shostakovich rebounded with the compelling and calculated symphony no. Of course testimony, solomon volkovs now discredited memoirs, did much to fuel the debate about whether the symphony was indeed a soviet artists answer to just criticism or something much more subversive. Right before the soft string section about 3 12 minutes in, there is a triumphant dead end if you will, where the entire orchestra is blaring a bminor chord in eighth notes and every recording ive heard puts a ritard during that section, but there is no indication by shostakovich. The piano plays the protagonist in bernstein s sentimental tone poem, the age of anxiety, performed by acclaimed pianist jon kimura parker.
The sf symphony performs shostakovichs symphony no. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony classical. Though infinitely lighter than the 5th, the buoyant 9th shostakovich s own classical symphony receives the same passionate treatment, in turns pungent, meditative, or brisk when needed. Sacd, hybrid, multichannel, album, club, rm sonocord, sony music media 357 9, smm 990686 2. Nov 01, 2006 a 3 minute film i made as a school project to go along with shostakovich s symphony no.
I cannot understand why there are not more recordings of shostakovichs fifth symphony. You also have maxim shostakovich with the london symphony. Classic archive leonard bernstein conducts shostakovich 5. Majestic, solemn music from the pittsburgh symphony orchestra available in hybrid surround sound and stereo sacd and hires downloads. Mar 20, 2012 i am studying the score of shostys 5th and have listened to a number of recordings from different orchestras. Its an excellent performance, similar to bernsteins first reading, but a bit broader on the whole, and better or at least more closely recorded. Originally issued in 1953 as columbia mono lp ml 4739. Its first performance was on november 21, 1937, in leningrad by the leningrad philharmonic orchestra under yevgeny mravinsky.
Licensed to youtube by naxosofamerica on behalf of west hill radio archives, and 2 music rights societies. On sale through our online shop orders will be despatched by mail from our online shop. I will continue to enjoy shostakovich and bernstein for many years to come. Dmitri shostakovich leonard bernstein the new york philharmonic orchestra. Shostakovich new york philharmonic leonard bernstein sinfonien nr. Despite impressive sound, haitinks shostakovich fifth sometimes disappoints.
After spending so much time listening to shostakovich. Allegro non troppo new york philharmonic orchestra leonard bernstein 28. Music shed, tanglewood, lenox, ma, august 27, 1989 i. When shostakovich wrote his 1 st symphony he was a 19 year old student and he took the world by storm. Leonard bernstein and the new york philharmonic made. The biggest failing of haitinks fifth is that it doesnt make you recoil in horror at crucial moments, even though the beginning has plenty of. Hey all, ive been searching out a recording of shostakovich 5 to buy. Woodwinds offer a special feast here, thanks to their numerous musical dialogs, and bernstein knows like almost no other conductor how to build up a. After the premiere, shostakovich made some revisions to the score, and this final version was first played in moscow later. Like tolstoy, shostakovich believed that music was a stenography of feelings, a force capable of expressing overwhelming, sombre drama and euphoria, sorrow and ecstasy, burning wrath and chilling fury, melancholy and rousing merriment and not only all these emotions but also their subtlest nuances and the transitions in between which words. In 1937 russia, at the height of stalins purges, the communist party strongly denounced dmitri shostakovichs most recent works.
The concertgebouw plays superbly, even allowing for that nowinfamous bum note in the cellos in the largo 2. The deeply emotional movements at times joyful and morose capture our imagination. The brief scherzolike allegretto shows shostakovichs increasing interest at the time in the music of mahler, in this case the fourth symphony, which also includes a grotesque violin solo. I have listened to maxim shostakovich conducting the lso and bernsteins recording too, but i have heard that mravinskys live recording is the way to go. Experience the exuberant spirit of bernsteins music with his divertimento, a lighthearted and joyful work inspired by the composers youth. Dimitri mitropoulos 18961960 conducting the philharmonic symphony orchestra of new york the new york philharmonic. It was first performed by the leningrad philharmonic orchestra and the academy capella choir under nikolai malko, on 5 november 1927. Symphony 5 op47 1 piano, 4 hands new collected works 20. Mso plays shostakovich 5 melbourne symphony orchestra.
A 3 minute film i made as a school project to go along with shostakovichs symphony no. Even today, people wonder just what shostakovich was trying to say. This is leonard bernsteins later version of shostakovichs fifth, captured live while the new york philharmonic was on tour in tokyo. But he was a lousy conductor and his 5th does nothing for me as none of his other studio shostakovich symphonies do anything for me.
Symphonic dances from west side stories dudamel sbyov bbc proms 2007 duration. Leonard bernstein s interpretation of shostakovich s symphony no. In january 1936, halfway through this period, pravdaunder direct orders from joseph stalin published an editorial muddle instead of music that denounced the composer and targeted his opera lady macbeth of mtsensk. The piano plays the protagonist in bernsteins sentimental tone poem, the age of anxiety, performed by acclaimed pianist jon kimura parker. My introduction to the shostakovich fifth was sometime in 1959 or 1960 when i heard the leonard bernstein recording, fresh from the. Although some audiences heard condemnation of the government through. He takes the material of the violins, and material of the brass, and he immediately makes that into a whole section on its own. These days even bernsteins second has a secure place in the recorded repertoire. Bernstein is as he was so often inclined to be too idionsyncratic. The premiere was a huge success and received an ovation that lasted well over half an hour. The chicago tribune described the chicago symphony orchestras september 2006 cso performance of shostakovichs symphony no. The symphony has become shostakovichs most popular work, and the relatively recent revelation of its true meaning can only enhance our enjoyment of this testament to one mans struggle to express his peoples anguish under a brutal tyrant. Best recording of shostakovich 5 hey all, ive been searching out a recording of shostakovich 5 to buy.
By the time he came to create his mammoth 7 th symphony, written during the siege of leningrad in the great patriotic war, he had endured the wrath of the party machine with his opera lady macbeth of the mtsensk district. Dmitri shostakovich, leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic. Philharmonic hall, liverpool, uk, 78 july 2008 symphony no. Leonard bernsteins interpretation of shostakovichs symphony no. I was so happy to reorder at a bargain from amazon. Leonard bernstein and the new york philharmonic made their historic recording of shostakovichs symphony no. Its a better performance on every level, although i would quibble the slightest bit with bernsteins final tempo. Dmitri shostakovichs symphonic coup shostakovichs symphony no. The largo, the movement that so moved audiences at the first performances, projects.
Shostakovichs fifth symphony is given an electrifying reading by the london symphony orchestra under the baton of the great leonard. These performances were the first performances in boston. Marin alsop, music directorjon kimura parker, piano bernstein slava. Shostakovich new york philharmonic, leonard bernstein. Fuelled by deep, meaningful and gripping music, his fifth symphony represents one of the peaks of shostakovichs renowned repertoire, and one that is sure to astound, amaze and inspire all who witness it in hamer hall this august. Of all the monumental fifths out there from beethoven, bruckner, mahler, nielsen, prokofiev, sibelius and shostakovich the latters is still the most intriguing. Dmitri shostakovich, leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic orchestra shostakovich. Notes for stalin is a new symphonic play by writer and director didi balle, the baltimore symphony orchestras very own playwrightinresidence. I have listened to maxim shostakovich conducting the lso and bernstein s recording too, but i have heard that mravinskys live recording is the way to go. In january 1936, halfway through this period, pravda under direct orders from joseph stalin 1 published an editorial muddle instead of music that denounced the composer and. Artist leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic orchestra.
It is not surprising to find leonard bernstein and the new york philharmonic in such good shape in these shostakovich symphony recordings. Feb 17, 2011 shostakovich wrote metronome markings into his score, and bernstein occasionally goes about twice as fast. There is no sign of the excess of ideas so common in the fourth symphony. Set the volume high before you listen to this shostakovich fifth. Shostakovich new york philharmonic, leonard bernstein shostakovich new york philharmonic, leonard bernstein symphony no. Released on sony classical records, this is leonard bernstein conducting the new york philharmonic in symphony no. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. Fearing for his life, the young composer wrote a symphony ending with a rousing march.
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