Rostropovich Conducts Shostakovich

Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer), Spoken Word (Composer), Mstislav Rostropovich (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
• Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich, Spoken Word
• Audio CD (August 17, 2004)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Andante
• ASIN: B000249EX8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,323 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting recordings., August 17, 2011

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This set includes live recordings of symphonies 4 and 15, as well as some fragments, from a series of Shostakovich concerts in 1998. One of the 'fragments' is a world premier recording, and there is a 3rd cd containing a 2002 interview of Rostropovich. The booklet, as is usual with Andante releases, is informative with high quality printing and photos. As to the symphonies themselves, these performances aren't 'definitive'
but are nevertheless very good, despite the somewhat dry acoustics of the Barbican. Well worth owning.