Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Music from the Film "Hamlet"
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Composer: Dmitry ShostakovichConductor: Andr? Previn
Conductor: Jos? Serebrier
Orchestra: Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-01-13
Music Label: RCA
Free Music Notes for Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Music from the Film "Hamlet"
Free Music Review: Superlative
Hit: 5 Stars
I believe this was Previn's first recording with the London Symphony, back in 1965. This period yielded a bumper crop of fine recordings with this team, including Nielsen's First Symphony, Scheherazade, and Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony. This is as fine a Shostakovich Fifth as I have ever heard. The recording was made some years before the composer's revelation of the work's hidden program in "Testimony." Nevertheless, Previn's middle-of-the-road stance toward interpretive issues yields a performance that is highly compelling even in relation to what the composer had to say. And I never have heard any orchestra play better than the Londoners do on this CD. The sound engineering is demonstration class, too. Serebrier's suite from "Hamlet" makes an interesting fill up, with good playing and equally realistic recording. But you buy this disc for the symphony.
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