Valery Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra – Shostakovich Symphony NO 5 & 9

Classical Orchestra, Selection / September 10, 2017

The argument could be made that Valery Gergiev and his Kirov orchestra’s 2002 recording of Shostakovich’s Fifth and Ninth symphonies on Philips is the ne plus ultra of Shostakovich recordings. The sound of the recording is staggering: crisp, rich, and vivid. The playing of the orchestra is stunning: plush, powerful, and precise. The conducting is superb: strong, firm, and flexible.

The argument could also be made that this is far more a Gergiev/Kirov recording than a Shostakovich recording. Gergiev interprets like mad: pushing and pulling tempos, stopping, starting, then suddenly changing the tempo altogether. His louds are overwhelming, his quiets are almost inaudible, and the distance between the two is incommensurable. There are times in this recording when it sounds as if the music is going to explode from the incredible and inexorable intensity of Gergiev’s interpretations. While nothing like the recordings of Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic, the conductor and orchestra that gave the work its premiere, Gergiev with the Kirov’s recording is nothing if it’s not the ne plus ultra.

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专辑曲目:
01. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.5: I Moderato
02. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.5: II Allegretto
03. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.5: III Largo
04. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.5: IV Allegro non troppo
05. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.9: I Allegro
06. Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.9: II Moderato
07. Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.9: III Presto
08. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.9: IV Largo
09. Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 – Symphony No.9: V Allegretto – Allegro

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