Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
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Composer: Dmitry ShostakovichConductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-09-14
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- 1. Moderato
- 2. Allegretto
- 3. Largo
- 4. Allegro non troppo
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Moderato
- 3. Presto
- 4. Largo
- 5. Allegretto
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Free Music Review: Good in quality, typically unusual Bernstein style.
Hit: 3 Stars
Shostakovich's music (especially the symhonies) is filled with wit and sarchasm, but this recording does not express these aspects. It takes just about all of the music at the kind of brisk pace more appropriate for period performances of pieces like Beethoven's earlier symphonies. One of the things strongly emphasized in this piece is the competition between the lower and higher pitches, and the dynamics of this performance are relatively flat and don't emphasize this. Also, I MUCH prefer the more modern ironic interpretation of the finale, wich is featured in Rostrapovich's recording, among others. Here, Bernstein seems to raise the tempo MUCH faster in the finale in order to force it to be a triumph that it simply is not. I highly recommend Rostropovich's recent recording of this work with the LSO.
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 Poster
Leonard Bernstein's performances of Shostakovich were almost as highly regarded as his Mahler. This performance of the Fifth Symphony was the highlight of his celebrated tour of the Soviet Union with the New York Philharmonic in 1959. The composer himself attended the performances and approved of Bernstein's interpretation, which is the exact opposite of the traditional Russian one. Rather than take the finale ponderously, Bernstein flies through the music at a frantic pace, carrying it forward with irresistible momentum. The Ninth Symphony is the composer's lightest and most carefree. Bernstein walks the fine line between humor and seriousness with acrobatic skill. --David HurwitzClassical Music CDs
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