Two masterly Shostakovich symphonies

‘Whether or not the excellent recordings were really captured live, as DG claims, you’ll never hear these symphonies better played’.

Shostakovich

Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 “The Year 1905”

Boston Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons

DG 483 5220 127:06 mins (2 discs)

Freya Parr

Published: August 21, 2018 at 9:46 am

‘Whether or not the excellent recordings were really captured live, as DG claims, you’ll never hear these symphonies better played’.

Shostakovich

Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 “The Year 1905”

Boston Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons

DG 483 5220 127:06 mins (2 discs)

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.

Two masterly Shostakovich symphonies

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