Sony Masterworks
Shostakovich: Symphony No 15, Etc / Ormandy, Gilels, Et Al
$11.98
Details
- Composer
- SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI
- Artist
- Ormandy, Gilels
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Sony Masterworks
- Released
- Jan 11, 2000
- Catalog #
- 09026635872
- UPC
- 090266358724
About
The last symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich is a strange and evanescent valediction, both a summation of his life's music and a winking farewell to the audience. The elements of absurdity, tragedy and irony that were always present in his work are now completely integrated into a kind of serious comedy, full of self-references, ghostly quotations (Rossini and Wagner most prominent) and unexpected mood shifts, "night music" visions that appear and vanish like mirages.
Eugene Ormandy was a staunch advocate of Shostakovich, responsible for the American performance and recording premieres of his last three symphonies, as well as the long-suppressed Fourth. This 15th from 1972 is eloquent and gorgeously played, with the famous Philadelphia sound richly recorded in a resonant church acoustic. The High Performance remastering is spectacular, erasing all memory of the original gritty vinyl incarnation and, coupled with Emil Gilels' definitive 1966 performance of the Second Piano Sonata, makes a most attractive bargain.
Eugene Ormandy was a staunch advocate of Shostakovich, responsible for the American performance and recording premieres of his last three symphonies, as well as the long-suppressed Fourth. This 15th from 1972 is eloquent and gorgeously played, with the famous Philadelphia sound richly recorded in a resonant church acoustic. The High Performance remastering is spectacular, erasing all memory of the original gritty vinyl incarnation and, coupled with Emil Gilels' definitive 1966 performance of the Second Piano Sonata, makes a most attractive bargain.
Tracklist 7 tracks
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1 I. Allegretto 08:27
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegretto
- Duration
- 08:27
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
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2 II. Adagio 15:19
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Adagio
- Duration
- 15:19
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
-
3 III. Allegretto 04:11
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegretto
- Duration
- 04:11
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
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4 IV. Adagio 15:38
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Adagio
- Duration
- 15:38
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Ensemble
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
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5 I. Allegretto 07:01
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Allegretto
- Duration
- 07:01
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Performer
- Emil Gilels
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6 II. Largo 08:02
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. Largo
- Duration
- 08:02
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Performer
- Emil Gilels
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7 III. Moderato 13:17
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Moderato
- Duration
- 13:17
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Performer
- Emil Gilels