Mstislav Rostropovich - Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies (CD)

Details: Composed over a period of nearly 50 years, Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 symphonies are astonishingly diverse in conception and expression, reflecting the composer's personal experiences, the history of the 20th century and the tensions and struggles of an artist under the Soviet regime. These recordings fulfil a promise that Mstislav Rostropovich made to the composer, a close and long-standing friend, before he left Russia as an exile in 1974. 'These symphonies mark fifteen stages in our lives,' he said. 'The emotional history of our country, my history, his history, our history.'

Tracklist:

1. CD 1- Symphony No. 1 in F Minor Op. 10: I. Allegretto
2. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor Op. 10: II. Allegro
3. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor Op. 10: III. Lento
4. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor Op. 10: IV. Allegro molto
5. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major Op. 70: I. Allegro
6. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major Op. 70: II. Moderato
7. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major Op. 70: III. Presto
8. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major Op. 70: IV. Largo
9. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major Op. 70: V. Allegretto
10. CD 2- Symphony No. 2 in B Major Op. 14 "To October": I. Largo
11. Symphony No. 2 in B Major Op. 14 "To October": II. Crochet
12. Symphony No. 2 in B Major Op. 14 "To October": III. Poco meno mosso - Allegro molto
13. Symphony No. 2 in B Major Op. 14 "To October": IV. Chorus "To October"
14. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 20 "First of May": I. Allegretto
15. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 20 "First of May": II. Più mosso Allegro
16. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 20 "First of May": III. Andante
17. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 20 "First of May": IV. Allegro Allegro molto
18. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 20 "First of May": V. Andante Largo
19. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 20 "First of May": VI. Chorus "V Pervoye maya ... "
20. CD 3- Symphony No. 4 in C Minor Op. 43: I. Allegretto poco moderato
21. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor Op. 43: II. Moderato con moto
22. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor Op. 43: III. Largo - Allegro
23. CD 4- Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Op. 47: I. Moderato
24. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Op. 47: II. Allegretto
25. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Op. 47: III. Largo
26. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo
27. CD 5- Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Op. 54: I. Largo
28. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Op. 54: II. Allegro
29. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Op. 54: III. Presto
30. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor Op. 112 "The Year of 1917": I. Revolutionary Petrograd
31. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor Op. 112 "The Year of 1917": II. Razliv
32. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor Op. 112 "The Year of 1917": III. Aurora
33. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor Op. 112 "The Year of 1917": IV. The Dawn of Humanity
34. CD 6- Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 60 "Leningrad": I. Allegretto
35. Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 60 "Leningrad": II. Moderato - poco allegretto
36. Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 60 "Leningrad": III. Adagio
37. Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 60 "Leningrad": IV. Allegro non troppo
38. CD 7 - Symphony No. 8 in C Minor Op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
39. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor Op. 65: II. Allegretto
40. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor Op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo
41. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor Op. 65: IV. Largo
42. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor Op. 65: V. Allegretto
43. CD 8 - Symphony No. 10 in E Minor Op. 93: I. Moderato
44. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor Op. 93: II. Allegro
45. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor Op. 93: III. Allegretto
46. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor Op. 93: IV. Andante - Allegro
47. CD 9- Symphony No. 11 in G Minor Op. 103 "The Year 1905": I. Palace Square
48. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor Op. 103 "The Year 1905": II. Ninth of January
49. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor Op. 103 "The Year 1905": III. In Memoriam
50. - Symphony No. 11 in G Minor Op. 103 "The Year 1905": IV. The Toscin
51. CD 190- Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor Op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar - Adagio
52. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor Op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour - Allegretto
53. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor Op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. In the store - Adagio
54. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor Op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears - Largo
55. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor Op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. A Career - Allegretto
56. CD 11- Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: I. De profundis
57. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: II. Malagueña
58. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: III. Lorelei
59. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: IV. The Suicide
60. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: V. On Watch
61. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: VI. Madam look!
62. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: VII. At the Santé Jail
63. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossack's Answer to the Sultan of Constantinople
64. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: IX. O Delvig Delvig!
65. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: X. The Poet's Death
66. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor Op. 135: XI. Conclusion
67. CD 12- Symphony No. 15 in A Major Op. 141: I. Allegretto
68. Symphony No. 15 in A Major Op. 141: II. Adagio - Largo
69. Symphony No. 15 in A Major Op. 141: III. Allegretto
70. Symphony No. 15 in A Major Op. 141: IV. Adagio - Allegretto