Since you are interested in Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol. 3 - Symphony No 8 in C minor, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol. 1 - Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "This is pretty terrific on all counts. I recommend it accordingly, and look forward to the continuation of the cycle." (ClassicsToday 9/9) |
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Shostakovich: Ballet Suites Nos. 1 - 4 Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "Whether in waltz or gallop Shostakovich proves consistently full of verve and these performances, warmly recorded, are splendid ones" (MusicWeb Nov 2004) |
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Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol 10: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135 Gal James (soprano), Alexander Vinogradov (baritone) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] At its première in June 1969 Shostakovich described his Symphony No. 14, in effect a symphonic song cycle, as 'a fight for the liberation of humanity... a great protest against death, a reminder to live one's life honestly, decently, nobly...'... |
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Shostakovich: Oda (Alone) complete score of the silent film Irina Mataeva (sop) Anna Kiknadze (mezzo) Dmitry Voropaev (tenor) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mark Fitz-Gerald [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 19/Jan/2008 ] Set in late 1920s Leningrad and then in the Altai Mountains in Russian Mongolia, Shostakovich's second film ODNA (ALONE) features a dazzling score for a huge orchestra including a banda (8 brass band instruments), theremin, (Shostakovich was one of... |
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24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 11/May/2006 ] "On Naxos, the younger Russian ex-patriot Konstantin Scherbakov represents a fabulous bargain - at a fraction of the cost of any other. He displays wonderfully nimble, energetic finger work and scores over Ashkenzy in the meditative, slow fugues." |
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Shostakovich: 24 Preludes / Sonata No. 1 / Three Fantastic Dances and others Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Oct/2003 ] The composer was a prize-winner in the 1927 Chopin Competition in Warsaw and appeared frequently, if often reluctantly, as an exponent of his own piano music and that of others. |
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The Very Best of Shostakovich Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) Michael Houstoun (Piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Conductor) Ilya Kaler (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "As an introduction to the composer's work, it gives a wide-ranging and typical selection, which is in itself some achievement." (MusicWeb August 2006) |
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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 / Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126 Maria Kliegel (cello) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] "Kliegel manages to convey a feeling of spontaneous improvisation and her command of the instrument is impressive. Naxos's recording is nicely ambient." - Gramophone - Oct.1996 |
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Virtuoso Cello Encores (Incls Offenbach's 'Danse Bohemienne' & Popper's 'Fantasy on Little Russian Songs') Maria Kliegel (cello) Raimund Havenith (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] This collection of Virtuoso Cello Encores ranges widely from Bach's Air on the G string to Shostakovich's Neapolitan Tarantella from his film score, The Gadfly. |
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Shostakovich: Cello Sonata / Violin Sonata Maxim Fedotov (Violin) / Dmitry Yablonsky (Cello) / Galina Petrova (piano) / Ekaterina Saranceva (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] "..the accompanied sonata - those for cello, violin and viola counting among his most significant instrumental creations." |
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Shostakovich: The Girlfriends (complete) / Rule Britannia / Salute to Spain Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mark Fitz-Gerald [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: CD OF THE YEAR 2009 --"..conductor Mark Fitz-Gerald has done his job excellently, and he leads a sensitive and cogent performance of the 23 brief movements that comprise the complete score." (10 / 10 ClassicsToday) |
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Shostakovich: The Golden Age Op. 22 (Complete ballet) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "This is a breathtaking recording in many ways. It's also complete and uncut and the notes are good. Don't hesitate - this is one that needs to be listened to, even in this crowded year of Shostakovich revelations" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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Shostakovich: Hamlet, Op. 116 / 116a Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2004 ] Complete published film score (incorporating the Suite, Op.116a, arranged by Lev Atovmian) |
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Shostakovich: Hamlet, Op. 116 / 116a Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor [ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jul/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - The director Grigori Kozintsev had been fascinated by Hamlet since the early 1920s. In 1928 he and his co-director Leonid Trauberg met... |
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Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 'Leningrad' Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] Few symphonies since Beethoven's Fifth have attracted the degree of extra-musical speculation accorded Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. Although ideas for a Seventh Symphony had begun coming to mind the previous year, the work that emerged has been... |
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Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos.1 & 2 The Bolt (Ballet Suite) Tahiti Trot Russian State Orchestra / Dmitri Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] Shostakovich's three ballet scores belong to his early radical years |