Kiev Soloists, Dmitry Yablonsky - Shostakovich: Three Chamber Symphonies (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Chamber Symphony in C Major, Op. 49a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 1): I. Moderato
02. Chamber Symphony in C Major, Op. 49a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 1): II. Moderato
03. Chamber Symphony in C Major, Op. 49a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 1): III. Allegro molto
04. Chamber Symphony in C Major, Op. 49a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 1): IV. Allegro
05. Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 8): I. Largo
06. Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 8): II. Allegro molto
07. Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 8): III. Allegretto
08. Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 8): IV. Largo
09. Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 8): V. Largo
10. Chamber Symphony in D Major, Op. 83a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 4): I. Allegretto
11. Chamber Symphony in D Major, Op. 83a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 4): II. Andantino
12. Chamber Symphony in D Major, Op. 83a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 4): III. Allegretto
13. Chamber Symphony in D Major, Op. 83a (Arr. R. Barshai from String Quartet No. 4): IV. Allegretto


Rudolf Barshai’s professional association with Shostakovich lasted until the composer’s death. The success of his five transcriptions and arrangements of Shostakovich’s string quartets was a catalyst for re-workings of nearly the entire cycle from string ensemble to full orchestra. The essential naivety and understatement of the First Quartet is here discreetly underlined by the larger string ensemble. This contrasts with the broodingly autobiographical Eighth Quartet, the searing emotions of which have made it the best known of Shostakovich’s quartets. Barshai’s transcription of the Fourth Quartet is his most ambitious and interventionist, the addition of winds and percussion emphasising the work’s symphonic dimension.

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