Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony / Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne
Details
- Composer
- SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI
- Artist
- Weilerstein
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Fuga Libera
- Released
- Feb 12, 2021
- Catalog #
- FUG769
- UPC
- 5400439007697
About
Founded nearly eighty years ago, the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne enjoys an enviable reputation and has welcomed the greatest artists as its guests, from Clara Haskil and Alfred Cortot to Murray Perahia and Martha Argerich, from Paul Hindemith to Günter Wand. Despite its long history, the orchestra has had only six musical directors, including Armin Jordan from 1973 to 1985. The young American conductor Joshua Weilerstein succeeded Christian Zacharias in 2015. In addition to his conducting skills and his interest in rare repertory, he has also brought a love of musical outreach. His very popular podcast, ‘Sticky Notes’, discusses music in an accessible way. This recording is devoted to Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphonies opp.73a and 83a, which are Rudolf Barshai’s arrangements of the String Quartets nos. 3 and 4. Barshai, one of the leading violists of his time, was a friend of Shostakovich and their collaboration was long and intensive. The chamber orchestra arrangements of these famous quartets offer a completely different perspective on the original works and were praised by Shostakovich himself, who reportedly said of one of them that it ‘sounded better than the original’. As a complement to the two works, Joshua Weilerstein shares his interpretation in a bonus spoken word track.
Tracklist 11 tracks
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1 I. Allegretto 07:45
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegretto
- Duration
- 07:45
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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2 II. Moderato con moto 05:47
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Moderato con moto
- Duration
- 05:47
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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3 III. Allegro non troppo 04:24
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro non troppo
- Duration
- 04:24
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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4 IV. Adagio 06:20
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Adagio
- Duration
- 06:20
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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5 V. Moderato 10:39
- Track
- 5
- Title
- V. Moderato
- Duration
- 10:39
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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6 I. Allegretto 04:23
- Track
- 6
- Title
- I. Allegretto
- Duration
- 04:23
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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7 II. Andantino 07:28
- Track
- 7
- Title
- II. Andantino
- Duration
- 07:28
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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8 III. Allegretto - 04:52
- Track
- 8
- Title
- III. Allegretto -
- Duration
- 04:52
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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9 IV. Allegretto 11:13
- Track
- 9
- Title
- IV. Allegretto
- Duration
- 11:13
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Conductor
- Joshua Weilerstein
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10 Presentation of the Chamber Symphony in F Major, Op. 73a 04:48
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Presentation of the Chamber Symphony in F Major, Op. 73a
- Duration
- 04:48
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11 Presentation of the Chamber Symphony in D Major, Op. 83a 04:47
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Presentation of the Chamber Symphony in D Major, Op. 83a
- Duration
- 04:47