Shostakovich: The Symphonies

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Capriccio
Release Date
January 3, 2025
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Dmitri Shostakovich
    • PERFORMER
      Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Gurzenich-Orchester Koln
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 03, 2025
    • UPC
      845221074351
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      C7435
    • LABEL
      Capriccio
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      12
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    2. II. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    3. III. Lento

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    4. IV. Allegro molto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    5. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    6. II. Più mosso

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    7. III. Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    8. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    9. V. Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    10. VI. Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    11. Largo -

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    12. quarter note = 152 -

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    13. Poco meno mosso -

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    14. Meno mosso

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    15. I. Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    16. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    17. III. Largo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    18. IV. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    19. I. Allegretto poco moderato - Presto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    20. II. Moderato con moto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    21. III. Largo - Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    22. I. Largo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    23. II. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    24. III. Presto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    25. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    26. II. Moderato (poco allegretto)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    27. III. Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    28. IV. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    29. I. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    30. II. Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    31. III. Presto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    32. IV. Largo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    33. V. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    34. I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Allegro - Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    35. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    36. III. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    37. IV. Largo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    38. V. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    39. I. Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    40. II. Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    41. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    42. IV. Andante - Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    43. I. The Palace Square

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    44. II. The 9th of January

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    45. III. In Memoriam

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    46. IV. The Tocsin

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    47. I. Revolutionary Petrograd

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    48. II. Razliv

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    49. III. Aurora

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    50. IV. The Dawn of Humanity

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    51. I. Babi Yar

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    52. II. Yumor (Humor)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    53. III. V Magazine (In the Store)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    54. IV. Strachi (Fears)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    55. V. Kariera (Career)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    56. I. De profundis: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    57. II. Malagueña: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Marina Shaguch

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    58. III. Loreley: Allegro molto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    59. IV. The Suicide: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Marina Shaguch

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    60. V. On the Watch: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Marina Shaguch

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    61. VI. Madam, look!: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    62. VII. In the Sante Prison: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    63. VIII. Reply of the Zaporozhye Cossacks to the Sultan of Constantinople: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    64. IX. O Delvig, Delvig!: Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    65. X. Death of the Poet

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Marina Shaguch

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    66. XI. Conclusion: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Performer: Marina Shaguch, Arutjun Kotchinian

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    67. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    68. II. Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    69. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    70. IV. Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

      Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko

    71. Interview on the Cologne Shostakovich Project

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Stefan Lang


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.