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Shostakovich: The Symphonies
Capriccio

Shostakovich: The Symphonies

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Details

Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist
Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Gurzenich-Orchester Koln
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Jan 03, 2025
Catalog #
C7435
UPC
845221074351

About

Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphonies are arguably the most impressive symphonic cycle of the 20th century - certainly, if you don't count Gustav Mahler. The depth and variety of these 15 Symphonies, so closely tied to Shostakovich's personality and the times he lived in, make it particularly rewarding to listen to varying interpretations. Dmitrij Kitajenko's survey, recorded between 2002 and 2004, has found it's place among the great such cycles, both for it's artistic merits and it's reference sonics, the wide dynamics and the impassioned playing from the Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne that the native Leningrad native Kitajenko gets from his musicians.

Tracklist 71 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo 08:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  3. 2 II. Allegro 05:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  4. 3 III. Lento 10:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Lento
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  5. 4 IV. Allegro molto 10:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    10:29
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  6. 5 I. Allegretto 04:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  7. 6 II. Più mosso 06:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Più mosso
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  8. 7 III. Andante 05:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  9. 8 IV. Allegro 06:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  10. 9 V. Andante 04:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Andante
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  11. 10 VI. Moderato 04:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Moderato
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1 Largo - 07:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Largo -
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  14. 2 quarter note = 152 - 01:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    quarter note = 152 -
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  15. 3 Poco meno mosso - 03:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Poco meno mosso -
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  16. 4 Meno mosso 08:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    Meno mosso
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  17. 5 I. Moderato 16:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    16:35
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  18. 6 II. Allegretto 05:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  19. 7 III. Largo 14:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    14:28
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  20. 8 IV. Allegro non troppo 11:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    11:38
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  21. Disc 3
  22. 1 I. Allegretto poco moderato - Presto 30:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto poco moderato - Presto
    Duration
    30:39
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  23. 2 II. Moderato con moto 09:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Moderato con moto
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  24. 3 III. Largo - Allegro 28:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo - Allegro
    Duration
    28:38
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  25. Disc 4
  26. 1 I. Largo 19:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    19:13
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  27. 2 II. Allegro 06:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  28. 3 III. Presto 07:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  29. 4 I. Allegretto 27:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    27:16
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  30. 5 II. Moderato (poco allegretto) 10:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
    Duration
    10:51
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  31. Disc 5
  32. 1 III. Adagio 17:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    17:56
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  33. 2 IV. Allegro non troppo 19:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    IV. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    19:41
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  34. 3 I. Allegro 05:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  35. 4 II. Moderato 05:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Moderato
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  36. 5 III. Presto 03:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  37. 6 IV. Largo 03:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Largo
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  38. 7 V. Allegretto 06:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  39. Disc 6
  40. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Allegro - Adagio 29:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Allegro - Adagio
    Duration
    29:39
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  41. 2 II. Allegretto 07:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  42. 3 III. Allegro non troppo 06:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  43. 4 IV. Largo 11:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Largo
    Duration
    11:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  44. 5 V. Allegretto 15:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Allegretto
    Duration
    15:07
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  45. Disc 7
  46. 1 I. Moderato 26:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    26:15
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  47. 2 II. Allegro 04:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  48. 3 III. Allegretto 13:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    13:29
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  49. 4 IV. Andante - Allegro 14:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Andante - Allegro
    Duration
    14:23
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  50. Disc 8
  51. 1 I. The Palace Square 16:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. The Palace Square
    Duration
    16:59
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  52. 2 II. The 9th of January 20:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. The 9th of January
    Duration
    20:01
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  53. 3 III. In Memoriam 13:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. In Memoriam
    Duration
    13:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  54. 4 IV. The Tocsin 15:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. The Tocsin
    Duration
    15:03
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  55. Disc 9
  56. 1 I. Revolutionary Petrograd 13:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Revolutionary Petrograd
    Duration
    13:07
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  57. 2 II. Razliv 13:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Razliv
    Duration
    13:30
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  58. 3 III. Aurora 03:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Aurora
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  59. 4 IV. The Dawn of Humanity 10:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. The Dawn of Humanity
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  60. Disc 10
  61. 1 I. Babi Yar 17:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Babi Yar
    Duration
    17:22
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  62. 2 II. Yumor (Humor) 08:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Yumor (Humor)
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  63. 3 III. V Magazine (In the Store) 13:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. V Magazine (In the Store)
    Duration
    13:50
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  64. 4 IV. Strachi (Fears) 12:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Strachi (Fears)
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  65. 5 V. Kariera (Career) 12:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Kariera (Career)
    Duration
    12:11
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  66. Disc 11
  67. 1 I. De profundis: Adagio 04:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. De profundis: Adagio
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  68. 2 II. Malagueña: Allegretto 03:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Malagueña: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Marina Shaguch
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  69. 3 III. Loreley: Allegro molto 08:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Loreley: Allegro molto
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  70. 4 IV. The Suicide: Adagio 06:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. The Suicide: Adagio
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Marina Shaguch
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  71. 5 V. On the Watch: Allegretto 03:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. On the Watch: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Marina Shaguch
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  72. 6 VI. Madam, look!: Allegretto 01:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Madam, look!: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  73. 7 VII. In the Sante Prison: Adagio 10:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. In the Sante Prison: Adagio
    Duration
    10:38
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  74. 8 VIII. Reply of the Zaporozhye Cossacks to the Sultan of Constantinople: Allegro 02:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Reply of the Zaporozhye Cossacks to the Sultan of Constantinople: Allegro
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  75. 9 IX. O Delvig, Delvig!: Andante 04:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. O Delvig, Delvig!: Andante
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  76. 10 X. Death of the Poet 04:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Death of the Poet
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Marina Shaguch
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  77. 11 XI. Conclusion: Moderato 01:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. Conclusion: Moderato
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  78. Disc 12
  79. 1 I. Allegretto 08:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  80. 2 II. Adagio 16:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    16:03
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  81. 3 III. Allegretto 04:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  82. 4 IV. Adagio 17:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    17:09
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  83. 5 Interview on the Cologne Shostakovich Project 17:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Interview on the Cologne Shostakovich Project
    Duration
    17:00
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Stefan Lang