Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9; Piano Concerto No. 1; etc. (2006)

While not the first or last recording of Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony or First Piano Concerto anyone should hear, there are two irrefutable reasons for Shostakovich fans to check out this disc: the Two Choruses after A. Davidenko and the Suite from The Adventures of Korzinkina. Recordings of the Suite are rare and recordings of the Choruses are rarer so while neither the pro forma red-and-black social realism of the Choruses nor slapstick black-and-white humor of the Suite are top-drawer Shostakovich, they're nevertheless ... Read More

While not the first or last recording of Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony or First Piano Concerto anyone should hear, there are two irrefutable reasons for Shostakovich fans to check out this disc: the Two Choruses after A. Davidenko and the Suite from The Adventures of Korzinkina. Recordings of the Suite are rare and recordings of the Choruses are rarer so while neither the pro forma red-and-black social realism of the Choruses nor slapstick black-and-white humor of the Suite are top-drawer Shostakovich, they're nevertheless entertaining in addition to filling in the holes in our knowledge of the Soviet composer's many-sided talent. Valery Polyansky, himself a former choral director, conducts the Russian State Symphony Orchestra and the Russian State Symphonic Capella in a fervent if not entirely convincing performance of the Choruses and a funny if not exactly edifying performance of the Suite. Without the Capella, Polyansky and the Orchestra turn in a witty and well-played Ninth Symphony that only... Read Less

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