MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135 (2010)

Tracklist

01. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: I. De profundis
02. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: II. Malagueña
03. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: III. La Loreley
04. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: IV. Le suicidé
05. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: V. Les attentives I
06. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: VI. Les attentives II
07. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: VII. A la Santé
08. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: VIII. Réponse des Cosaques zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople
09. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: IX. O Delvig, Delvig
10. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: X. Der Tod des Dichters
11. Symphonie No. 14, Op. 135: XI. Schlußstück



Alpha is now reissuing three recordings from its back catalogue, the first discs of the conductor Teodor Currentzis. An opportunity to discover or rediscover three very different styles, and three facets of the talent of ‘the enfant terrible of classical music’, as Le Figaro called him, for whom ‘music is intended to transport into the waking world the sentiments we feel when we dream’. With their invitation to travel through different periods and territories, these reissues may be appreciated both separately and as a triptych revealing the artistic approach of Teodor Currentzis and his ensemble MusicAeterna, from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (here served by an exceptional cast of singers) to Shostakovich’s Symphony no.14 (conducted like a dance of death) by way of Mozart’s Requiem, the Salzburg composer’s last work, here given an invigorating reinterpretation.

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