CD: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 / Rozhdestvensky
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) Symphony No. 8

Composed during the Second World War, Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony is a powerful work that juxtaposes music of unremitting bleakness and moments of shattering brutality, ending in a tentative expression of optimism. Today it stands not only as a chilling reminder of some of the darkest days of the 20th century, but also as a reminder of Shostakovich’s acute musical imagination and craftsmanship. Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in this live 1983 concert recording from Royal Festival Hall.

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"Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky, it's a formidable performance, less self-consciously ironic than some, but immensely strong on raw power." **** The Guardian, March 2013

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–75)
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Gennady Rozhdestvensky conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra


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LPO – 0069
© 2013 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
(p)2013 BBC
Recorded by BBC Radio 3 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London on 30 October 1983

Total playing time: 59.40
AAD
Stereo
Released March 2013

Mastering Engineer: Andrew Lang, K&A Productions
Publisher: © Anglo-Soviet Music Press Ltd (For Great Britain & British Commonwealth excluding Canada)
The London Philharmonic Orchestra wishes to thank Laurie Watt for facilitating the release of this recording.

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