Symphony no. 14 / Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Elizabeth Atherton & Peter Rose & Jess Dandy & BBC Philharmonic & John Storgårds

Symphony No. 14 / Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva is a paired release of works by Dmitri Shostakovich, with the Symphony No. 14 composed in 1969 and the vocal settings drawn from his late-period output. Musically the programme is characterised by compact, chamber-like orchestration, a stark and sombre tonal palette, and an emphasis on vocal declamation and mortality that reflects Shostakovich's late stylistic concerns.

Symphony no. 14 / Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva by Shostakovich - album cover

First released: 7th July 2023

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1.
Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, op. 143a: 1. My verses
4:11
2.
Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, op. 143a: 2. Whence all this tenderness?
3:36
3.
Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, op. 143a: 3. Dialogue between Hamlet and His Conscience
2:45
4.
Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, op. 143a: 4. No, the drum did beat
1:35
5.
Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, op. 143a: 5. The Poet and the Tsar
3:01
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Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva, op. 143a: 6. To Anna Akhmatova
6:00
7.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 1. De profundis
5:20
8.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 2. Malagueña
2:58
9.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 3. Loreley
9:24
10.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 4. The Suicide
7:45
11.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 5. On Watch
2:59
12.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 6. Madam, look!
1:54
13.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 7. In the Santé Prison
9:35
14.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 8. The Zaporozhian Cossacks’ Answer to the Sultan of Constantinople
2:04
15.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 9. O Delvig, Delvig!
4:39
16.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 10. The Poet’s Death
5:43
17.
Symphony no. 14 in G minor, op. 135: 11. Conclusion
1:12