Boston Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12 & 13

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Andris Nelsons

Tracklista:

CD 1

Symphony No. 2 in B major op. 14 “To October”

1. Largo – Allegro molto (12:07)

2. Chorus: My shli, my prosily raboty i khlyeba (07:18)

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Chorus Master: James Burton

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 20 “1st of May”

3. Allegretto – Più mosso – Allegro (10:49)

4. Andante (06:07) IG 1

5. Allegro – Andante – Largo (12:24)

6. Moderato: V pervoye Pervoye maya (05:43)

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Chorus Master: James Burton

CD 2

Symphony No. 12 in D minor op. 112 “The Year 1917”

7. 1. Revolutionary Petrograd: Moderato – Allegro (15:08)

8. 2. Razliv: Allegro – L'istesso tempo – Adagio (14:03)

9. 3. Aurora: L'istesso tempo – Allegro (04:44)

10. 4. The Dawn of Humanity: L'istesso tempo – Allegretto – Moderato (11:09)

CD 3

Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor op. 113 “Babi Yar”

11. 1. Babiy Yar (Babi Yar): Adagio (16:28)

12. 2. Yumor (Humour): Allegretto (08:48) IG 2

13. 3. V magazine (In the Store): Adagio (14:02)

14. 4. Strakhi (Fears): Largo (14:21)

15. 5. Kar’year (Career): Allegretto (14:09)

Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone

Tenors and Basses of the

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Chorus Master: James Burton

New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir

Chorus Master: Erica J. Washburn