Symphonies no. 13 "Babi Yar", nos. 14 & 15

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Anatoly Ivanovich Kocherga & Lubov Kazarnovskaya & Sergei Leiferkus & Eesti Rahvusmeeskoor & Göteborgs Symfoniker & Neeme Järvi

Symphonies Nos. 13, 14 and 15 are orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1962, 1969 and 1971 respectively. They exemplify his late-period style, ranging from large-scale vocal and choral writing and stark, declamatory textures through a chamber-like song-cycle to a reflective, quotation-rich orchestral finale, characterised by concentrated forms, austere harmonic language and an engagement with mortality and memory within the Soviet context.
First released: May 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 15, op. 141: I. Allegretto
    7:58
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: VII. At the Santé Jail. Adagio
    9:18
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 15, op. 141: II. Adagio - Largo - Adagio
    15:20
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: VIII. Zaporozhye Cossacks' Reply to the Sultan of Constantinople. Allegro
    1:59
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 15, op. 141: III. Allegretto
    4:41
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: IX. O Delvig, Delvig! Andante
    4:24
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 15, op. 141: IV. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto
    15:18
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: X. The Poet's Death. Largo
    5:33
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: XI. Conclusion. Moderato
    1:27
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: I. De profundis. Adagio
    4:47
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar. Adagio - Più mosso - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio
    14:18
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: II. Malagueña. Allegretto
    2:50
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour. Allegretto
    7:50
  14. 14.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: III. Loreley. Allegro molto
    9:06
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: IV. The Suicide. Adagio
    8:03
  16. 16.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. At the Store. Adagio
    12:07
  17. 17.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: V. On Watch. Allegretto
    3:11
  18. 18.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears. Largo - Moderato - Largo - Allegro - Largo
    10:35
  19. 19.
    Symphony no. 14, op. 135: VI. Madam, look! Adagio
    2:22
  20. 20.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. Career. Allegretto
    12:42

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