Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symph

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Label
Ars Produktion
Release Date
November 16, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI
    • PERFORMER
      Weyer, Polz, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 16, 2018
    • UPC
      4260052382561
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ARS38256
    • LABEL
      Ars Produktion
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Festive Overture, Op. 96

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    2. I. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Performer: Sabine Weyer

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    3. II. Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Performer: Sabine Weyer

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    4. III. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Performer: Sabine Weyer

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    5. I. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    6. II. Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    7. III. Presto -

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    8. IV. Largo -

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Conductor: Erich Polz

    9. V. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

      Conductor: Erich Polz


The present release combines three works by Dmitri Shostakovich, which do not correspond to the cliché of the composer suffering under the Soviet cultural doctrine. While the almost neo-classical ninth symphony refuses any bombast, the two later works show more optimism. No wonder: Stalin was dead, the composer had survived all threats. It provides an interesting juxtaposition of two sides of this legendary composer. The Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie tours regularly to neighboring European countries, playing to packed concert halls in Austria, Holland, Belgium, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, and Switzerland, as well as on tours further afield to the United States and Japan. Founded in 1950, the orchestra has built a sterling reputation, both with it's audiences and in professional circles, welcoming comparisons with orchestras from the big German cities.