Shostakovich: The Symphonies - Dmitri Kitajenko, 12 CDs Set

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Capriccio label presents all 15 symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich. This ambitious project was realised between 2002 and 2004 with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln under Dmitri Kitajenko. No other conductor is as capable as Dmitri Kitajenko of perpetuating the authentic performance tradition of Shostakovich's music in the present. With the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Kitajenko had an ensemble which combines brilliance and virtuosity with enthusiasm and passion. The result is a complete benchmark recording in which the use of multi-channel technology brings Shostakovich's tonal visions to life for the first time ever. West German Radio engineers produced stupendous sound in the nine symphonies that were taped in the studio. However, Nos. 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 15 were "taped live" in concert, and only Nos. 7 and 15 match that clean, solid, natural sound. The other four get "splashy" when Shostakovich's extremely loud scoring overwhelms the Köln Philharmonie. Except for those four, the symphonies here sound better than I've ever heard. Orchestral playing is outstanding, featuring particularly powerful, solid brass.

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Tracks:
CD 01
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Symphony No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 20
CD 02
Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
CD 03
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
CD 04
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 (part 1)
CD 05
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 (part2)
Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op.70
CD 06
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
CD 07
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
CD 08
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103
CD 09
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112
CD 10
Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113
CD 11
Symphony No. 14, Op. 135
CD12
Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
Special Feature: The Cologne Shostakovitch Project

Please note that the scans of booklet in this rip are far more modest comparing to the first, not available now, upload of this set by CerealRipper with the size of 85MB vs 1400MB (sic!).

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