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Kitajenko or Barshai? Or who? That’s really the question as the Shostakovich centennial year of 2006 is well served by two sets of the complete
With a little thought and planning, Universal could have put together a Shostakovich cycle for the ages. You wouldn’t think that this is a composer
Mariss Jansons’ EMI Shostakovich symphony cycle took nearly two decades to complete, yet it was mere weeks after the release of the final installment (Symphonies
This compilation of reissues makes for an excellent Shostakovich disc.
Mark Wigglesworth’s Shostakovich cycle has been remarkably consistent, and on the whole very fine. This release includes the composer’s first three symphonies, a feat made
On paper, this smartly programmed disc is a winner: The
I wouldn’t rule out that a small orchestra with something to say can’t do invigorating romantic music—even Bruckner. Thomas Dausgaard’s Bruckner Second comes to mind,
Hans Rosbaud, born in Graz, Austria in 1895, led Germany’s
Beautifully played, warmly recorded, this performance wallows in the kind of torpor you feel on a hot summer day: the more it tries to move,
Bruckner marks the first movement of the Sixth “Majestoso.” This
