Symphonies nos. 12 & 13

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Государственный cимфонический оркестр Министерства культуры СССР & Gennadi Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky

Symphonies Nos. 12 & 13 is a pairing of orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1961 and 1962. Musically they exemplify his late-period style, juxtaposing stark, march-like motifs and sombre orchestral textures with an increased use of vocal forces and a direct engagement with contemporary political themes, marking a notable turn in his symphonic approach in the early 1960s.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 "The Year 1917": I. Revolutionary Petrograd. Moderato - Allegro
    13:49
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 "The Year 1917": II. Razliv. Allegro - Adagio
    12:38
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 "The Year 1917": III. Cruiser "Aurora". L'istesso tempo - Allegro
    4:33
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 "The Year 1917": IV. The Dawn of Mankind. Allegro - Allegretto
    10:45
  5. 5.
    Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra no. 1, op. 107: I. Allegretto
    5:52
  6. 6.
    Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra no. 1, op. 107: II. Moderato
    10:28
  7. 7.
    Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra no. 1, op. 107: III. Cadenza
    4:59
  8. 8.
    Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra no. 1, op. 107: IV. Allegro con moto
    4:48

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113: I. Babi Yar. Adagio
    16:46
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113: II. Humour. Allegretto
    8:07
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113: III. In The Grocery. Adagio
    13:50
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113: IV. Fears. Largo
    12:07
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113: V. A Career. Allegretto
    12:15
  6. 7.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 7, in A major: Andante
    1:31
  7. 8.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 10, in C-sharp minor: Moderato non troppo
    1:45
  8. 9.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 22, in G minor: Adagio
    2:27
  9. 10.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 8, in F-sharp minor: Allegretto
    1:03
  10. 11.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 14, in E-flat minor: Adagio
    2:21
  11. 12.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 24, in D minor: Allegretto
    1:26
  12. 13.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 17, in A-flat major: Largo
    2:08
  13. 14.
    Eight Preludes, op. 34 no. 5, in D major: Vivace
    0:38

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