Shostakovich
Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 (LSO Live)
A very fine performance which yields to its rivals – to one in particular [WH]
Shostakovich: Violin Sonata
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Jazz Suites, Ballet Suites, Concertos (Capriccio)
An entertaining box of mostly the lighter, often hilarious, side of Shostakovich’s output, in excellent performances [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.2
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Nielsen: Symphony 5 (ICA Classics)
A particularly intense Nielsen performance, and a fascinating little interview [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto 2 & Britten: Cello Sonata (Decca)
Some of the 20th century’s greatest cello music, superbly played and recorded [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Impromptu
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Film Music Edition (Capriccio)
A generous selection of Shostakovich’s copious but uneven production of film music [SB]
Shostakovich: Symphony 8
A memorable and historically important concert, faithfully captured in Pristine’s re-mastering of the 78s [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 (BR Klassik)
An excellent live account directed by a master of this elusive work [RWe]
Shostakovich: String Quartets 1-6 (Genuin)
Enduringly powerful music receiving performances of remarkable skill and insight [NB]
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.15
by Alan George
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos (Deutsche Grammophon)
Yo-Yo Ma’s return to Shostakovich has been worth the wait [DHa]
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
by Alan George
Shostakovich: String Quartet 14
by Alan George
Bernard Haitink (conductor): Portrait Volume II (BR Klassik)
A marvellous testament to Haitink’s longstanding work with one of his great orchestral partners [ST]
Shostakovich: String Quartets 10-12 (Brilliant Classics)
A well-played, superb sounding set [PH]
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Compellingly truthful performances of a triptych of Shostakovich symphonies [AG]
Shostakovich: String Quartet 12
by Alan George
Shostakovich & Meyer: String Quartets (Genuin)
An original recital including a creative imagining of a sixteenth quartet by Shostakovich [DHa]
