SHOSTAKOVOTCH: "Leningrad" Symphony No. 7
Catalog Number: RRC1074
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: 20th Century, Modern
Composers: Dimitri Shostakovitch
Directors: Rudolf Barshai
Performers: Symphony Orchestra of West German Radio
Available: 5
Price: $8.99
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: 20th Century, Modern
Composers: Dimitri Shostakovitch
Directors: Rudolf Barshai
Performers: Symphony Orchestra of West German Radio
Available: 5
Price: $8.99
Dimitri Shostakovitch (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Opus 60
"Leningrad"
Symphony Orchestra of West German Radio (WDR)
Rudolf Barshai, conductor
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAR, Allegretto | 26:20 | |
| 2 | MEMORIES, moderato (poco allegretto) | 10:24 | |
| 3 | MY NATIVE FIELD, adagio | 18:16 | |
| 4 | VICTORY, allegro non troppo | 16:34 |
Barshai shared the life, really knows the music...as a colleague and friend, he was asked by Shostakovitch to premiere the 14th Symphony, and was authorised to transcribe the 4th and 8th String Quartets into the "Chamber Symphonies."