Mahler & Shostakovich: Orchestral Works (Live) Classical Orchestral & Concertos Naxos

Mahler & Shostakovich: Orchestral Works (Live)

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Mahler & Shostakovich: Orchestral Works (Live)

Label Catalogue Number:
8.574372

Release Date: November 2022
Originally recorded in November 2022

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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These two Tenth Symphonies represent powerful statements by composers undergoing the greatest of crises in their eventful lives. Gustav Mahler’s last and incomplete symphony was kept a secret by his widow Alma for many years after his death, the desperate scrawl of ‘Almschi!’ on its final page an outburst at her betrayal of their marriage. Shostakovich’s intense and deeply symbolic SymphonyNo.10, considered by many to be his finest, was kept hidden by the composer for fear of Soviet reprisals, and was only performed after Stalin’s death in 1953.

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“…The performance were recorded live in excellent sound, and the notes by Stephen Johnson are short but informative. There is much to appreciate here …”

David A McConnell – theclassicreview.com – 5 December 2022

Sound 9 Booklet 9 Repertoire 10 Interpretation 10

“The Dutch ochestre leader imposes a powerful reading that relies on an impressive collective … The sound recording is dense and gives an overall image that suits the vision defended by the chef. An exciting record both at the editorial level and by its coherence and artistic vision. At the usual price of Naxos albums, this is obviously a godsend.”

Pierre Jean Tribot – Crescendo magazine.be – 1 December 2022

“… In short, the music sounds fleshier and more richly upholstered than I believe Mahler heard it in his mind’s ear...The Shostakovich is characterised by the same expansiveness…”

Edward Seckerson – Gramophone magazine – February 2023

Performance ***** Recording *****

“... Van Zweden’s pace is forward-moving but not rushed, the sound and balances in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre superb. A fine performance at any price, but, on Naxos, an exceptional bargain…”

John Allison – BBC Music magazine – January 2023

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