Symphonies nos. 10 & 11

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

Symphonies Nos. 10 & 11 are orchestral compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1953 and 1957 respectively. Both works employ large orchestral forces, stark contrasts, biting dissonance and vivid orchestral colour, with the Tenth representing a shift in his post‑Stalin output toward a more intense, introspective language and the Eleventh adopting a more programme‑oriented, historically referential stance within his mid‑20th‑century repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: I. Moderato
    23:18
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro
    4:21
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: III. Allegretto
    13:02
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: IV. Andante - Allegro
    12:45
  5. 5.
    Four Monologues on Poems by Alexander Pushkin, op. 91: I. Fragment. Andante
    5:04
  6. 6.
    Four Monologues on Poems by Alexander Pushkin, op. 91: II. What is my Name for you. Allegro
    2:09
  7. 7.
    Four Monologues on Poems by Alexander Pushkin, op. 91: III. In the Depth of Siberian Ores. Adagio
    3:21
  8. 8.
    Four Monologues on Poems by Alexander Pushkin, op. 91: IV. Farewell. Allegretto
    2:10

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 11 in G minor, op. 103 "The Year 1905": I. The Palace Square. Adagio
    17:57
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 11 in G minor, op. 103 "The Year 1905": II. January 9th. Allegro
    22:21
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 11 in G minor, op. 103 "The Year 1905": III. In Memoriam. Adagio
    10:02
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 11 in G minor, op. 103 "The Year 1905": IV. Tocsin. Allegro non troppo
    14:55
  5. 6.
    Finale to Erwin Dressel's Opera "Poor Columbus", op. 23
    4:22

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