Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Paul Daniel

• Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10:
• 1 I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo 08:21
• 2 II. Allegro 05:36
• 3 III. Lento 09:24
• 4 IV. Allegro molto 10:02
• Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 'The First of May’, Op. 20:
• 5 I. Allegretto 02:25
• 6 II. Piu mosso 08:52
• 7 III. Andante 06:05
• 8 IV. Allegro 06:14
• 9 V. Andante 03:09
• 10 VI. Moderato 04:24
• Total Runtime 01:04:32

Info for Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3

Shostakovich’s First Symphony propelled the teenage composer to international prominence, its emotional range and innovative orchestration marking him as a daring and precocious talent on the scene. The Third Symphony, ‘The First of May’, originally intended as part of a symphonic cycle inspired by dates on the revolutionary calendar, has been described as ‘a reckless and at times chaotic accommodation between modernist intent and revolutionary fervour’. ‘Thrilling, perfect, essential…the modern reference recording’. (Classicstoday.com on Naxos 8.572461 / Symphony No. 10)

This is the fifth disc in Vasily Petrenko’s Shostakovich fantastic cycle, which is continuing to take critics by storm.

Shostakovich’s First Symphony propelled the teenage composer to international prominence, its emotional range and innovative orchestration marking him as a daring and precocious talent on the scene.

The Third Symphony, ‘The First of May’, originally intended as part of a symphonic cycle inspired by dates on the revolutionary calendar, has been described as ‘a reckless and at times chaotic accommodation between modernist intent and revolutionary fervour’.

“Few performances capture [the First's] gawkiness as brilliantly as this new reading by Vasily Petrenko...[He] surely has the full measure of the music's timbral transgressions...At the same time, Petrenko brings out the formal transgressions, too, sharpening the music's breaks in continuity. Nor are the music's emotional incongruities tamed...[The Third] is a musical maelstrom, and Petrenko charges into the swirl without trepidation.” (International Record Review)

“Every young composer needs the sensitive skill of Vasily Petrenko to join the dots of fits-and-starts inspiration, and I've never been more convinced by the whole, rather than just the isolated gestures, of the teenage Shostakovich's First Symphony. You hear more than ever how prophetic it is of things to come” (BBC Music Magazine)

“in the First Symphony, besides rapier-like flair and precision, there's a reflective streak behind the passionate lyricism that beautifully brings out the music's Tchaikovsky connection...This latest installment in Petrenko's Shostakovich cycle with the RLPO more than maintains the superb standard they've set already.” (Classic FM)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Vasily Petrenko, conductor

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