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Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 - 'The Year 1905' – LSO Live

Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 - 'The Year 1905'

  • Catalogue Number LSO0535
    UPC 822231103523

    James Mallinson producer
    Tony Faulkner sound engineer

    Recorded March 2003, Barbican, London

    DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording
    Notes in English / en français / auf Deutsch

  • Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Orchestral Recording

    Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Engineered Classical Recording

    The New Yorker’s Discs of 2002
    'Abounds with atmosphere, vigor, and brutal force.'

    Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice and Disc of the Month
    'A searing performance ... with the LSO on truly staggering form. Rostropovich has something unique to say about this work.'

    'Heightened, almost unbearable tension. With releases like this ... the label has quickly established itself on the international scene.'
    New York Times

    'The slowly unfolding menace of the opening Adagio is brilliantly captured in this live recording by Rostropovich and the LSO, who make us feel the full terror of the work's violence. A masterly account.'
    The Independent

    'A thrilling and convincing performance.'
    The Guardian

    'Deeply felt and superbly executed.'
    BBC Music Magazine

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Mstislav Rostropovich, London Symphony Orchestra


When the late Mstislav Rostropovich conducted Shostakovich's music, the results were never less than sensational. The two were close friends and Rostropovich had a unique understanding of the composer's works. The Eleventh Symphony takes a cinematic approach to recounting events surrounding the 1905 Russian revolution. But the intensity of Rostropovich's interpretation and his personal insight point towards Shostakovich's real intentions.


Composer   Shostakovich
Conductor   Mstislav Rostropovich
Performers   London Symphony Orchestra

Track list
1. Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905': I. Palace Square: Adagio
2. Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905': II. 9 January: Allegro
3. Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905': III. In memoriam: Adagio
4. Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905': IV. Tocsin: Allegro non troppo

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