Ovation--Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 / Haitink
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Performer: Dmitri ShostakovichComposer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor: Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Performer: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra: Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 2000-08-08
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Symphony No.13 In B Flat Minor, Op.113 'Babi Yar': I. Adagio: Babi Yar
- Symphony No.13 In B Flat Minor, Op.113 'Babi Yar': II. Allegretto: Humour
- Symphony No.13 In B Flat Minor, Op.113 'Babi Yar': III. Adagio: In The Store
- Symphony No.13 In B Flat Minor, Op.113 'Babi Yar': IV. Largo: Fears
- Symphony No.13 In B Flat Minor, Op.113 'Babi Yar': V. Allegretto: A Career
Free Music Notes for Ovation--Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 / Haitink
Free Music Review: Clear, Passionate, and Cold...all appropriate
Hit: 5 Stars
This was one of the first Shostakovich smyphonies I heard after his famous Fifth. Startled at first by the starring vocal elements, I got used to it and loved it. Interesting to note, I played this symphony while playing video games. So even though those video games have different soundtracks, whenever I think about them, I still imagine this symphony as the soundtrack.
There are a lot of good recordings of this symphony, and this is among the better ones. Everytime I listen to this work, it makes me realize how unfair its neglect is in the concert hall. This is by far Shostakovich's most successful writing for choral forces. Coming as it did after the rather disappointing (as he admitted) 12th symphony, Shostakovich must've been satisfied with this artistic birth.
Haitink has a great lineup. The Concertgebouw orchestra, and men from the Concertgebouw chorus. Marius Rintzler is near-perfect. He has the right timbre and phrasing. Speaking of which, timbre and phrasing are very important in this symphony. If it wasn't for the well-done performance in respect to the timbre and phrasing, the last three movements of this symphony could very well be boring. There is no hint of dryness in this performance, thankfully.
I guess the most enjoyable aspect of this symphony is the fact that is a 'choral' symphony that actually works. There are legions of vocal/choral symphonies (two of them by this composer) that are simply either aggravating or just not terribly interesting.
In five movements, with choral, bass soloist as well as large orchestra, this symphony is a setting of poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Shostakovich employs all his inventive resources, and that includes sprakling and dark mysterious passages, sad largos, hair-raising outbursts of sound among others. It is truly a work that would fit right in with the concert hall. In fact, while the work was not a critical success when it premiered (Pravda, duh), it WAS a popular success. If Shostakovich heard Haitink's performance he would agree that this symphony belongs in the concert hall.
As a final note, you should petition the largest orchestra in your area to program it. But in the meantime, there's a lot to enjoy just listening to it on CD. Enjoy the music!
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