Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

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“Certain moments in history gave composers the possibility of saying something deeply personal”, says LSO Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda. “And Shostakovich speaks equally to us today”.

As Noseda and the LSO continue their journey through Shostakovich’s symphonies, which span the composer’s lifetime, they take on one of his biggest creations—the Seventh. Written during the siege of Leningrad in World War II, it is shattering in scale and impact. For Noseda, “you can hear the march of the soldiers, the obsessive repetition, a loop you cannot escape,” in the relentless, pounding rhythms, the struggle towards a fragile victory.

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Performers London Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, ‘Leningrad’
1. I. Allegretto
2. II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
3. III. Adagio
4. IV. Allegro non troppo

Release Date 4 February 2022
LSO0859 | 0822231185925

Producer Nicholas Parker
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded December 2019, Barbican, London

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording

Booklet in English, French & German

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Reviews

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***** 'Recorded in remarkably vivid sound at the Barbican in December 2019, this is an exceptionally fine performance. ... The LSO's principal wind players excel in their many solos.'

- BBC Music Magazine
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'There is much to commend in Noseda’s account of this most extraordinary symphony – and I speak as one whose recent and exhaustive explorations of it on BBC Radio 3 have only served to intensify my admiration.'

- Gramophone
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'Rooted in mastery of orchestral narrative, the closing movement is given a ruthlessly honest performance, one firmly etched in the listeners mind and soul. Keeping up with the superlative quality of their previous volumes in the cycle, the LSO and Noseda provide us with a tremendous account of the Leningrad Symphony, a performance echoing the bleak realities of our times with poignancy few recordings can match.'

- AIM - Adventures In Music