Shostakovich

An unlikely concept that seems to work better than expected [NC]

Despite splendid playing, the Minetti Quartet faces fierce competition [MC]

Performances that underplay the essential character of each work [DJB]

(Déjà Review) A magnificent triumph for all concerned [CC]

(Déjà Review) This is a challenging and absorbing listening experience [PJL]

The Shostakovich symphony receives a performance worthy of its stature [JQ]

Sony’s second Rodziński box fills a significant gap from his Cleveland years [JH]

The final instalment in Andris Nelsons’ Shostakovich symphony cycle [JQ]

(Déjà Review) A perceptive coupling of thoughtful and scintillating performances recorded with warmth and clarity [PSe]

Blazingly impressive performances given with intense virtuosity and musical insight [NB]

An opportunity to savour Cherkassy’s seductive magic [SG]

A concert that marks the beginning of a great conductor/orchestra relationship hampered by poor sound [NB]

Magnetically communicative music given electric performances [DMD]

Intelligent and assured performances of two contrasting sonatas which prove to be mutually illuminating [GPu]

A dismal coda to an otherwise admirable cycle; variable sonics, too [DM]

The programme is sombre but the performances are superlative [WH]

Rozhdestvensky conducts both symphonies with great authority and understanding [JQ]

A first-rate pairing of two of Shostakovich’s more approachable symphonies in excellent sound [RMo]

Superb Shostakovich coupled with a contemporary concerto that challenges convention [NB]

The best yet in Storgårds’s developing cycle [DMD]

(Déjà Review) Not comfortable listening but some of the greatest written in the 20th century [GPJ]

A slightly tame 6th coupled with a magnificent 15th [WH]

(Déjà Review) Buy this and sample the phenomenon that was Noel Mewton-Wood [JQ]

A thoughtful enterprising collection brilliantly executed [DMD]