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shostakovich - symphony no. 5 (33rpm lp)
[SR 90060]

24,56EUR

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MEDIUM : Vinyl Record
WEIGHT : 180gr (black vinyl)
CONDITION : sealed
CONDITION RECORD : M mint
COVER : Standard
CONDITION COVER : M mint
SERIALNUMBER : No

MUSICIANS :

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowacziewski - conducting

TRACKS :

symphony no. 5 op. 47

REVIEW :

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is a masterpiece of the orchestral repertory, poignant and economical in its conception. There is no sign of the excess of ideas so common in the Fourth Symphony. Instead, Shostakovich deploys the orchestra sparingly and allows the entire work to grow naturally out of just a few motives. Given some of his earlier works, the Fifth is conservative in language. Throughout the work he allows the strings to be the dominant orchestral force, making soloistic use of the woodwinds and horn especially effective. The Moderato begins with a jagged, foreboding canon in the strings that forms the motivic basis for the entire movement. The impassioned mood is occasionally interrupted by a lyrical melody with string ostinato, later the subject of a duet for flute and horn

The second movement (Allegretto) is a grotesque 3/4 dance which, at times, can't help but mock itself; the brass section is featured prominently. The following Largo, a sincere and personal outpouring of musical emotion, is said to have left the audience at the work's premiere in tears. Significantly, it was composed during an intensely creative period following the arrest and execution of one of Shostakovich's teachers

The concluding Allegro non troppo has been the center of much debate: some critics consider it a poorly constructed concession to political pressure, while others have made note of its possible irony. While the prevailing mood is triumphant, there is some diversion to the somber and foreboding, and it is not until the end that it takes on the overtly "big-finishy" character for which it is so noted.

COMPOSITION DATE : 1937
RECORDING : March 1961 at Northrop Memorial Auditorium Minneapolis USA by C.R. Fine and Robert Eberenz
RE RELEASED : August 2006
RATING : 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING : by Pallas Germany
MADE IN : Germany

STYLE :

Classic / Symphony / 20th - 21st Century Symphony

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This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 16 August, 2006.

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