The culmination of an extraordinary 9-year collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Live proudly presents Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1–15.

A complete symphony cycle offers not only a comprehensive journey through a composer’s artistic evolution but also a unique glimpse into history, revealing the world as they experienced it. Few composers embody this more than Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), whose career was profoundly shaped by the political pressures of Soviet Russia. His symphonies are known for walking the line between outward conformity and hidden defiance, often infused with irony and coded resistance.

‘A cycle of symphonies gives the complete picture. Shostakovich started at a very early age with the First Symphony, and finished just a few years before he died with Symphony No 15, so he covered half a century. It’s storytelling of his life, but also of what was going on in the world in the 20th century.'
– Gianandrea Noseda

Renowned for his mastery of Russian repertoire, Noseda brings a rare depth of understanding to this recording, shaped in part by his work alongside musicians who personally knew Shostakovich. This new interpretation of the complete symphonies showcases his signature dynamism, insight, and flair—earning its place among the most definitive recordings of our time.

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Performers London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Vitalij Kowaljow, Elena Stikhina, London Philharmonic Choir

Disc 1
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10
1. I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
2. II. Allegro - Meno mosso - Allegro - Meno mosso
3. III. Lento - Largo - Lento
4. IV. Allegro molto - Lento - Allegro molto - Meno mosso - Allegro molto - Molto meno mosso - Adagio - Largo - Presto

Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141
5. I. Allegretto
6. II. Adagio - Largo - Adagio - Largo
7. III. Allegretto
8. IV. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto

Disc 2
Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14, "To October"
1. I. Largo
2. II. Chorus. "My schli"

Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar"
3. Babi Yar. Adagio
4. Humour. Allegretto
5. In the Store. Adagio
6. Fears. Largo
7. Career. Allegretto

Disc 3
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, "First of May"
1. I. Allegretto - Allegro - Andante
2. II. Allegro
3. III. Moderato. "V pervoye, pervoye Maya"

Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year 1917"
4. I. Revolutionary Petrograd. Moderato - Allegro - Più mosso - Allegro
5. II. Razliv. Allegro (L'istesso tempo) - Adagio
6. III. Aurora. Adagio (L'istesso tempo) - Allegro
7. IV. The Dawn of Humanity. Allegro (L'istesso tempo) - Allegretto - Moderato

8. Festive Overture, Op. 96

Disc 4
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43
1. I. Allegretto poco moderato - Presto
2. II. Moderato con moto
3. III. Largo - Allegro

Disc 5
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47
1. I. Moderato - Allegro non troppo
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Largo
4. IV. Allegro non troppo - Allegro

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54
5. I. Largo
6. II. Allegro
7. III. Presto

Disc 6
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

Disc 7
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65
1. I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Allegro non troppo
4. IV. Largo
5. V. Allegretto

Disc 8
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Moderato
3. III. Presto
4. IV. Largo
5. V. Allegretto - Allegro

Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
6. I. Moderato
7. II. Allegro
8. III. Allegretto - Largo - Più mosso
9. IV. Andante - Allegro

Disc 9
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905"
1. I. The Palace Square. Adagio
2. II. The 9th of January. Allegro
3. III. In Memoriam. Adagio
4. IV. Tocsin. Allegro non troppo

Disc 10
Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135
1. I. De profundis. Adagio
2. II. Malagueña. Allegretto
3. III. Loreley. Allegro molto
4. IV. Le suicidé. Adagio
5. V. Les Attentives I (On watch). Allegretto
6. VI. Les Attentives II (Madam, look!). Adagio
7. VII. À la Santé. Adagio
8. VIII. Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople. Allegro
9. IX. O, Delvig, Delvig! Andante
10. X. Der Tod des Dichters. Largo
11. XI. Schlußstück. Moderato

Release Date 21 November 2025
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Producer Nicholas Parker
Engineers Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded in the Barbican Hall, London:
- 22 September 2016 (No. 5)
- 8 April 2018 (No. 8)
- 24 June 2018 (No. 10)
- 1 & 4 November 2018 (No. 4)
- 27 & 28 March 2019 (No. 1)
- 31 October 2019 (No. 6)
- 5 Dec 2019 (No. 7)
- 30 January & 9 February 2020 (No. 9)
- 3 February 2022 (No. 14)
- 6 & 13 February 2022 (No. 15)
- 24 November 2022 (No. 11)
- 2 April 2023 (No. 13)
- 23 & 25 June 2025 (No. 3)
- 3 April 2025 (No. 12 & Festive Overture)
- 13 April 2025 (No. 2)

Digital booklet in English, French and German

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