Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10; Balakirev: Islamey / Sanderling, Kondrashin
ICA Classics

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10; Balakirev: Islamey / Sanderling, Kondrashin

$16.99

Details

Composer
Mily Balakirev, Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist
Kurt Sanderling, Kirill Kondrashin
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Mar 10, 2023
Catalog #
ICAC5171
UPC
5060244551718

About

Kurt Sanderling (1912–2011), born in Prussia, fled Germany for the USSR on the invitation of his Jewish relatives living there, to seek artistic and personal refuge from the Nazi regime. He remained in the Soviet Union until 1960, working as assistant conductor and sharing concerts with the legendary Yevgeny Mravinsky, chief conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic. In 1960, he moved to East Berlin to become music director of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra (1960–1977) and the Dresden Staatskapelle (1964–1967) and started conducting around Europe, Japan, the US, and in the UK forming a close rapport with the New Philharmonia (later Philharmonia) in 1972. He developed a strong personal relationship with Shostakovich, which began in 1943 and which lasted for decades. Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10, written in 1953 following the death of Stalin, is regarded by many as his greatest work. The composer said of it, ‘I wrote it right after Stalin’s death and no one has yet guessed what the symphony is about. It’s about Stalin and the Stalin years. The second part of the Scherzo is a musical portrait of Stalin.’ The short filler is a performance of Balakirev’s Islamey, directed by Kirill Kondrashin (1914–1981), one of Russia’s greatest conductors and a close friend of Shostakovich who recorded the entire cycle of the composer’s symphonies with the Moscow Philharmonic.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato 24:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    24:14
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  2. 2 II. Allegro 04:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  3. 3 III. Allegretto 12:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    12:26
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  4. 4 IV. Andante - Allegro 12:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Andante - Allegro
    Duration
    12:29
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  5. 5 Islamey, Op. 18 (arr. A. Casella for orchestra) 08:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Islamey, Op. 18 (arr. A. Casella for orchestra)
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin