Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony Nr. 8 - Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony Nr. 8 - Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
XLD | FLAC (tracks) | No Log/cue-sheet | Coverart Embedded & High-def JPEG | ~292 Mb
Classical | DDD | Decca 411 616-2 (1982)
The Symphony No. 8 in C minor (Opus 65) was written in the summer of 1943, and first performed on November 4 of that year by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky, to whom the work is dedicated. The expansive emotional expressions of the work along with monumental musical designs pushed his musical language to a climax. Although it is not as popular as symphonies numbers 5, 7, 10, or 15, but recent scholars and experts have credited it highly on its intellectual depth. The symphony is vaguely in the tradition of C minor "tragedy to triumph" symphonies begun with Beethoven's Fifth and including Bruckner's Eighth and Mahler's Second; although, there is considerable dispute over just how optimistic the ending is, since it ends very quietly. Shostakovich's friend Isaak Glikman called the symphony "his most tragic work".
This recording was made in the series which Haitink undertook between 1977 and 1984, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Although it was re-released later on, this is the original CD release from the 80's, with the original cover. A must hear recording!
Tracklist:
1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
2. Allegretto
3. Allegro non troppo -
4. Largo -
5. Allegretto
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