Mariss Jansons, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "1905" (1997)
Mariss Jansons, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "1905" (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 295 Mb | Total time: 79:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 5 55601 2 | Recorded: 1996
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 295 Mb | Total time: 79:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 5 55601 2 | Recorded: 1996
This is one of the best recordings I have ever heard. Jansons' phrasing is marvelous. The music emerges from a mist, taking shape slowly. In the finale, at around 7:30, the brass have a phrasing about it that casts a hollow, sanguinary shadow to events. The sudden 'end' to the massacre is greeted by the most haunting aural image I've ever heard. The chimes (?) at the close of the second movement is arresting. Then there is the bassoon in the third movement…how does Jansons get the player to produce that sound?? There is a seamless quality to the stings, as if Jansons was having them play 'bogen frie' (as Stokowski called it) or use free bowing. These are just some of the wonderful moments in this symphony.
The fillers on this disc may seem a bit odd at first. In fact, after the emotional wring of the 11th Symphony, listening to these bits of music is about the only realistic encore. The music reflects its jazz salutes, at the same time there is no doubt that this is "Russian" jazz. Sound in these items is as good as in the symphony.–Robert Stumpf
Performer:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Tracklist:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905"
01. I. The Palace Square (Adagio)
02. II. The 9th Of January (Allegro)
03. III. In Memorian (Adagio)
04. IV. The Tocsin (Allegro non troppo)
Jazz Suite No. 1
05. I. Waltz
06. II. Polka
07. III. Foxtrot
08. Jazz Suite No. 2: IV. Waltz 2
09. Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two), Op. 16
Mariss Jansons, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "1905" (1997)
Thanks to the original releaser