Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 [Includes DVD]
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Composer: D. ShostakovichConductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-09-09
Music Label: Cso Resound
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Free Music Review: A dramatic success for Haitink and the dazzling CSO
Hit: 5 Stars
Haitink's Shostakovich has never been Russian in style. His pioneering symphony cycle on Decca in the 80s established a point of view that eschewed social realism, the People's heroics, intense personal suffering -- in short, all political and biographical overtones. Critics split over whether he was wrong to tame the composer's intense struggle and inner conflict; they will have the same complaint here. But as pure music this new Sym. #4 is phenomenal. My benchmark for the work has been Gergiev and the Kirov Orch. (Philips), but the CSO's blazing virtuosity easily outdoes them. The sheer beauty of the playing sets a new standard.
In addition, we have demonstration-quality sonics from the orchestra's house label (I listened in two-channel stereo) that captures both detail and power. Haitink's great strength as an interpreter here is that he keeps this disjointed and often baffling behemoth together, de-emphasizing abrupt contrasts without losing momentum. It's strange to call any reading of the Fourth shapely, but this one is. If you think of the Fourth as aggressively revolutionary or as a paean to the Machine Age, be forewarned that Haitink doesn't. But there's plenty of bite and sardonic wit when needed -- unlike in his recent Mahler Sixth from Chicago, the condcutor doesn't show his age here.
In all, a decided success from an old master at Shostakovich, as long as you are willing to be more cosmopolitan than Russian.
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