Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies Op. 110a & Op. 118a

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Amsterdam Sinfonietta (formerly called Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam) concentrates on what has always been one of its strong points: the scintillating presentation of sensitively chosen programs, based on the emotional power of the stringed instruments. Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, intensely poignant and personal in the slow movements, bitter and driven in the faster sections, may be interpreted as an outcry against war, like the War Symphony No. 8 from 1943. This symphony shows musical relationships with the String Quartet No. 8. Together with String Quartet No. 10, a breathtaking album! Dutch Grammy Award winner!

Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies Op. 110a & Op. 118a, Music, Dmitry Shostakovich, Lev Markiz, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Chamber Music & Recitals, Chamber Symphony, Classical, Classical Composers, Orchestral
Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies Op. 83a & 110a
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    		Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies Op. 83a & 110a

    Manufacturer: Arabesque Recordings
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    1. Shostakovich: The String Quartets

    ASIN: B000009CI7
    Release Date: 1998-07-07

    Tracks:

    1. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Allegro
    2. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Andantino
    3. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Allegretto
    4. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Allegretto
    5. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Largo
    6. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Allegro Molto
    7. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Allegretto
    8. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Largo
    9. Chamber Symphonies Op.83a & 110a: Largo
    Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies Op. 110a & Op. 118a
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      		Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies Op. 110a & Op. 118a

      Manufacturer: Challenge Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00029CXEU
      Release Date: 2004-09-07

      Tracks:

      1. Largo
      2. Allegro Molto
      3. Allegretto
      4. Largo
      5. Largo
      6. Andante
      7. Allegretto Furioso
      8. Adagio
      9. Allegretto

      Album Description

      Amsterdam Sinfonietta (formerly called Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam) concentrates on what has always been one of its strong points: the scintillating presentation of sensitively chosen programs, based on the emotional power of the stringed instruments. Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, intensely poignant and personal in the slow movements, bitter and driven in the faster sections, may be interpreted as an outcry against war, like the War Symphony No. 8 from 1943. This symphony shows musical relationships with the String Quartet No. 8. Together with String Quartet No. 10, a breathtaking album! Dutch Grammy Award winner!
      Myaskovsky & Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • MAKES A CHANGE
      		 Myaskovsky & Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies

      Manufacturer: Naxos
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000ICMB
      Release Date: 1998-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Sinfonietta in a, Op.68 No.2: Allegro Molto-Andante
      2. Sinfonietta in a, Op.68 No.2: Andantino Grazioso
      3. Sinfonietta in a, Op.68 No.2: Andante Elevato
      4. Sinfonietta in a, Op.68 No.2: Allegro Con Fuoco
      5. Chm Sym (Str Qt No.8) in c, Op.110a: Largo-
      6. Chm Sym (Str Qt No.8) in c, Op.110a: Allegro Molto-
      7. Chm Sym (Str Qt No.8) in c, Op.110a: Allegretto-
      8. Chm Sym (Str Qt No.8) in c, Op.110a: Largo-
      9. Chm Sym (Str Qt No.8) in c, Op.110a: Largo

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars MAKES A CHANGE.......2004-01-14

      What a 5-star rendition of Myaskovsky's sinfonietta in A minor might consist of, I don't think I'm quite sure, although I am absolutely certain Beecham could have delivered one. It dates from 1945, which makes it later than Schoenberg's forbidding piano concerto, and the composer was born in1881, which makes him younger than Mahler or Stravinsky. The work is quite extraordinarily traditional in idiom, although there may be some very slight sense of faint modernity in the last movement. It is a very agreeable piece all the same, it is very nicely and professionally performed here, and I can recommend it unreservedly to other record-collectors who have nothing else by Myaskovsky, and particularly if they can find it at a reduced price as I did.

      The Shostakovich string symphony is an arrangement by Rudolf Barshai of S's string quartet #8. The arrangement seems to me quite outstandingly successful. Certainly I have difficulty in imagining, say, Beethoven's Rasumovskys adapting themselves at all to performance by a string orchestra, (although Mahler did exactly that with Schubert's Death And The Maiden, something I would not have expected either), but Shostakovich #8 seems to be an absolute natural to make the transition. There is probably not enough music for this medium, and while I wouldn't suggest for one moment that this performance is any kind of substitute for the Borodins' great performance of the work in its original form, nevertheless it makes a very pleasant addition to my Handel concerti grossi, Mendelssohn string symphonies, Elgar intro & allegro, Tippett concerto for double string orchestra and the usual collection of romantic string serenades.

      I was not previously familiar with the Dalgat string ensemble but knowing their name now I would be interested in hearing them again. There is a good, straightforward and unpretentious liner note that provides information on the conductor as well as some sensible remarks on the music, and the recording is perfectly acceptable.

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