Tag: Yevgeny Mravinsky
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The Greatest Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 EVER
Alto’s release of Yevgeny Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra’s recording of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 is dubbed, “The Greatest Recording EVER” by ClassicsToday’s Dave Hurwitz!
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Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies by Great Russian Conductors
Alto has gathered fifteen critically acclaimed, Russian-led recordings of all of Shostakovich’s symphonies – including such landmarks as Kiril Kondrashin’s legendary premiere performance of the Thirteenth Symphony, Evgeny Mravinsky’s blistering live recording of the Eighth Symphony, and Mstislav Rostropovich’s uncompromising live recording of the Eleventh, along with a “Who’s Who” of other Russian maestros including…
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Shostakovich: The Great Symphonies
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
“Any listeners even remotely interested in historically significant recordings or the intricate political and historical saga that surrounded Dmitry Shostakovich would do well to own this album. In the context of Soviet history, the Eighth Symphony was written at a time when the Soviet army was driving out Nazi invaders; however, this symphony does anything…
