SWR Symphonieorchester & Eliahu Inbal - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905" (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 The Year 1905 I. The Palace Square. Adagio
02. Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 The Year 1905 II. The Ninth of January. Allegro
03. Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 The Year 1905 III. Eternal Memory. Adagio
04. Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 The Year 1905 IV. Tocsin. Allegro non troppo



This is the first orchestral release of the new SWR Symphonieorchester Stuttgart. Not without a reason one has decided to choose a symphony by Shostakovich. This live recording under the baton of the experienced conductor Eliahu Inbal shows the extraordinary level on which this orchestra operates after five years of existence. Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony focuses on the so-called “Petersburg Bloody Sunday”, which – according to the Julian calendar – took place on January 9, 1905. Just like the classical symphony the work has four movements that blend attacca into one another so as to create a continuous narrative flow. There’s no denying that the 11th Symphony is not a symphony in the classic sense but rather a symphonic poem or programme symphony. Shostakovich always needed an overriding subject for his compositions to express the “central idea” of his music.

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