Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 / From Jewish Folk Poetry - Bernard Haitink
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Brand: HAITINK/LONDON PHILHEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 2000-08-08
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: Allegretto
- Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: Adagio-Lento-Adagio
- Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: Allegretto
- Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141: Adagio-Allegretto
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 1, "Lament for a dead infant" for sopr
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 2, "The solicitous mother and aunt" fo
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 3, "Lullaby: Little son, my fairest" f
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 4, "Before a long separation" for sopr
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 5, "Warning" for soprano
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 6, "The abandoned father" for alto & t
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 7, "Song of want" for tenor
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 8, "Winter" for soprano, alto, tenor
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 9, "The good life" for tenor
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 10, "Song of the young girl" for sopra
- From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated as Op 79a): No. 11, "Good fortune" for soprano, alto,
Music reviews of Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 / From Jewish Folk Poetry - Bernard Haitink
Music Review: Top-Notch Recording
Rating: 5 Stars
I still have the LP of the world premiere recording of Dmitri Shostakovich's 15th symphony, which has unfortunately not been issued of CD. I have other recording of the symphony, notably Kirill Kondrashin's with the Moscow Philharmonic; I wanted to listen to the Bernard Haitink recording following a glowing review in the January, 2008 Gramophone, and I must agree that this is among the finest recording of this work.
The Fifteenth was written in 1971 and in mood is a descendant of the Ninth Symphony. Maestro Haitink adopts an even and considered tempo throughout the performance that places brings this intricate music into sharp focus. Shostakovich wrote for the orchestra, utilizing an expanded percussion section, in a very original way, mixing various motifs from other sources. He also deploys the orchestra quite differently mixing the percussion into the orchestra to create a jarring sound world; an example are the ending bars with the percussion array of wood block, tympani, triangle, bells castanets and tom-tom. Probably the most easily recognized motif is the William Tell music (in the first movement) and Fate music from Wagner's Gotterdammerung (in the final movement). Also in the final movement, Shostakovich introduces the Prelude from Tristan and Isolde and quickly shifts to a Glinka song "Do not tempt me needlessly."
The motifs are skillfully worked into the music and do not dominate as much as illuminate the music. Shostakovich also pushes the instruments to extraordinary limits, as with the cello solo at the start of the second movement that begins in the lowest registers of the instrument; the extended trombone solo in the second movement is mournful and the bassoon in the third is sinister. The music is enigmatic and difficult for an orchestra to bring off successfully. Whatever program Dmitri Shostakovich had in mind for his music it was certainly more complicated than can be derived from mere listening, and music should not need a program to be understood, so it is just as well to sit back and enjoy without wondering if Shostakovich really meant the first movement to describe a toy shop.
The Fifteenth is paired with the From Jewish Folk Poetry in the orchestrated version of 1964. The soloists - Elizabeth Soderstrom, Ortrun Wenkel and Ryszard Karczykowski are magnificent and the voices of Ms. Soderstrom and Ms. Wenkel blend so beautifully together in the first and second songs. Mr. Karczykowski sings beautifully and is perfectly expressive in "The deserted father" and tackles the difficulties of "A song of poverty" with gusto. From Jewish Folk Poetry is a colorful cycle that is unfortunately not recorded too often. The Concertgebouw play with great feeling and the recording is well balanced and clear. This is a must-have disc for anyone interested in Shostakovich's music.
Description of Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 / From Jewish Folk Poetry - Bernard Haitink
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Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 8-AUG-2000
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- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( S ) > Shostakovich, Dmitri
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( L ) > London Philharmonic Orchestra
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