Gianandrea Noseda - Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15 (2025) [10xSACD]

The culmination of an extraordinary nine-year collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Live proudly presents Shostakovich: Symphonies nos. 1–15.

A complete symphony cycle offers not only a comprehensive journey through a composer’s artistic evolution but also a unique glimpse into history, revealing the world as they experienced it. Few composers embody this more than Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), whose career was profoundly shaped by the political pressures of Soviet Russia. His symphonies are known for walking the line between outward conformity and hidden defiance, often infused with irony and coded resistance.

Renowned for his mastery of Russian repertoire, Noseda brings a rare depth of understanding to this recording, shaped in part by his work alongside musicians who personally knew Shostakovich. This new interpretation of the complete symphonies showcases his signature dynamism, insight, and flair – earning its place among the most definitive recordings of our time.

‘A cycle of symphonies gives the complete picture. Shostakovich started at a very early age with the First Symphony, and finished just a few years before he died with Symphony no.15, so he covered half a century. It’s storytelling of his life, but also of what was going on in the world in the 20th century.' – Gianandrea Noseda

Tracks:

Disk 01: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
01. I. Allegretto 8:31
02. II. Allegro 4:33
03. III. Lento 9:23
04. IV. Allegro molto 11:21
Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
05. I. Allegretto 8:30
06. II. Adagio 16:03
07. III. Allegretto 4:28
08. IV. Adagio - Allegretto 15:50


Disk 02: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 13
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14, To October
01. I. Largo 11:09
02. II. My shili, my prosili raboty i khleba 5:53
Symphony No. 13 in B flat Minor op. 113 Babi Yar (1962)
03. I Adagio (Babi Yar) 13:58
04. II Allegretto (Humour) 7:56
05. III Adagio (In the store) 11:16
06. IV Largo (Fears) 11:40
07. V Allegretto (A Career) 13:21


Disk 03: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 12
Symphony No. 3 "The First of May" in E-Flat Major, Op. 20
01. I. Allegretto - Allegro - Andante 16:22
02. II. Allegro 11:01
03. III. Moderato 5:11
Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 'The Year 1917'
04. I. Revolutionary Petrograd 15:01
05. II. Razliv 10:49
06. III. Aurora 4:53
07. IV. The Dawn of Humanity 10:29
08. Festive Overture, Op. 96 6:03


Disk 04: Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 4 in C minor op. 43
01. I. Allegro poco moderato 27:02
02. II. Moderato con moto 9:03
03. III. Largo - Allegro 28:34


Disk 05: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6
Symphony No. 5 in D minor op. 47
01. Symphony n.5 in D minor op.47: I - Moderato - Allegro non troppo 17:01
02. Symphony n.5 in D minor op.47: II - Allegretto 5:47
03. Symphony n.5 in D minor op.47: III - Largo 13:41
04. Symphony n.5 in D minor op.47: IV - Allegro non troppo 11:56
Symphony No. 6 in B minor op. 54
05. I - Largo 17:42
06. II - Allegro 6:37
07. III - Presto 7:30


Disk 06: Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 7 in C op. 60 Leningrad
01. I Allegretto 26:58
02. II Moderato (poco allegretto) 11:07
03. III Adagio 17:42
04. IV Allegro non troppo 19:13


Disk 07: Symphony No. 8
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor op. 65
01. I Adagio 25:34
02. II Allegretto 6:35
03. III Allegro non troppo 6:15
04. IV Largo 10:43
05. V Allegretto 16:01


Disk 08: Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10
Symphony No. 9 in E flat major op. 70
01. I Allegro 5:20
02. II Moderato 8:02
03. III Presto 2:55
04. IV Largo 3:36
05. V Allegretto 6:36
Symphony No. 10 in E minor op. 93
06. I Moderato 22:53
07. II Allegro 4:27
08. III Allegretto 11:59
09. IV Andante - Allegro - L'istesso tempo 13:17


Disk 09: Symphony No. 11
Symphony n.11 in G minor op. 33
01. I Adagio (The Palace Square) 16:01
02. II Allegro (The 9th of January) 20:01
03. III Adagio (Eternal Memory) 12:38
04. IV Allegro non troppo (The Tocsin) 14:28


Disk 10: Symphony No. 14
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135
01. I. De Profundis. Adagio 4:11
02. II. Malagueña. Allegretto 3:06
03. III. Lorelei. Allegro molto 8:08
04. IV. The Suicide. Adagio 6:27
05. V. On Watch. Allegretto 3:04
06. VI. Madam, look! Adagio 1:33
07. VII. In Prison. Adagio 8:06
08. VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossacks' Reply to the Sultan of Constantinople. Allegro 2:00
09. IX. O Delvig, Delvig! Andante 4:13
10. X. The Death of the Poet. Largo 4:32
11. XI. Conclusion. Moderato 1:12

Personnel:

Elena Stikhina (soprano)
Vitalij Kowaljow (bass)
London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)