Shostakovich - Chamber Symphonies 1-5 - Barshai (2005)
FLAC (single files) | 263 + 279 MB | RS | covers | 2 CD | Brilliant Classics 7082128
FLAC (single files) | 263 + 279 MB | RS | covers | 2 CD | Brilliant Classics 7082128
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra: Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Recorded live at Auditorium Verdi, Milano, Italy
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra: Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Recorded live at Auditorium Verdi, Milano, Italy
There is no reason why Rudolf Barshai shouldn't continue making arrangements of Shostakovich's string quartets for chamber orchestra and calling them chamber symphonies. He's good at it, the composer approved of it, and performers seized on each as it came out. Nor is there any reason why Barshai shouldn't continue making recordings of his arrangements. He's a skilled conductor, the composer appreciated his dedication, and listeners collected his recordings.
Track listing:
Disc 1
Chamber Symphony Op. 73a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 3)
1. Allegretto
2. Moderato con moto
3. Allegro non troppo
4. Adagio
5. Moderato
Chamber Symphony Op. 83a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 4)
6. Allegro
7. Andantino
8. Allegretto
9. Allegretto
Disc 2
Chamber Symphony Op. 49a "Eine kleine Symphonie"
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 1)
1. Moderato
2. Moderato
3. Allegro molto
4. Allegro
Chamber Symphony Op. 110a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 8)
5. Largo
6. Allegro molto
7. Allegretto
8. Largo
9. Largo
Chamber Symphony Op. 118a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 10)
10. Andante
11. Allegretto furioso
12. Adagio
13. Allegretto
Disc 1
Chamber Symphony Op. 73a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 3)
1. Allegretto
2. Moderato con moto
3. Allegro non troppo
4. Adagio
5. Moderato
Chamber Symphony Op. 83a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 4)
6. Allegro
7. Andantino
8. Allegretto
9. Allegretto
Disc 2
Chamber Symphony Op. 49a "Eine kleine Symphonie"
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 1)
1. Moderato
2. Moderato
3. Allegro molto
4. Allegro
Chamber Symphony Op. 110a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 8)
5. Largo
6. Allegro molto
7. Allegretto
8. Largo
9. Largo
Chamber Symphony Op. 118a
(arrangement of String Quartet No. 10)
10. Andante
11. Allegretto furioso
12. Adagio
13. Allegretto