Andris Nelsons, today simultaneously Principal Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, was discovered by Orfeo for the album. Christiane Delank, the long-standing artistic director of the label had taken him on to conduct the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the recordings of the two violin concertos by Dmitri Shostakovich with Arabella Steinbacher and realized that in him one of the great conductors of his generation was maturing, a development that took place at breath-taking pace. When he was entrusted with conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, she won him over for the ambitious projects of a complete recording of the symphonies by Tchaikovsky (the first three symphonies were recorded, but no longer released following Nelsons' departure to Boston) together with symphonic poems and other orchestral works by Richard Strauss and works by Stravinsky and Shostakovich. So, Orfeo had the privilege of documenting on album the Birmingham period, the first major international stage in Andris Nelsons' career.

Tracklist:

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36~Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36~Andantino in modo di canzona
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36~Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36~Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64~Andante - Allegro con anima
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64~Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64~Valse: Allegro moderato
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64~Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
Hamlet Overture, Op. 67
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Slavonic March, Op. 31
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58~Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58~Vivace con spirito
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58~Andante con moto
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58~Allegro con fuoco
Rosenkavalier, Suite Op. 59, TrV 227
Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190~Der Held
Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190~Des Helden Widersacher
Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190~Des Helden GefÃ¤hrtin
Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190~Des Helden Walstatt
Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190~Des Helden Friedenswerke
Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190~Des Helden Weltflucht und Vollendung
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Einleitung - sehr breit
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Von den Hinterweltlern
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Von der groÃŸen Sehnsucht
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Das Grablied
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Von der Wissenschaft
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Der Genesende
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Das Tanzlied
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176~Nachtwandlerlied
Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Till Eulenspiegels Iustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Nacht
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Sonnenaufgang
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Der Anstieg
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Eintritt in den Wald
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Wanderung neben dem Bache
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Am Wasserfall
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Erscheinung
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Auf blumigen Wiesen
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Auf der Alm
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Durch Dickicht und GestrÃ¼pp auf Irrwegen
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Auf dem Gletscher
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Gefahrvolle Augenblicke
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Auf dem Gipfel
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Vision
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Nebel steigen auf
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Die Sonne verdÃ¼stert sich allmÃ¤hlich
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Elegie
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Stille vor dem Sturm
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Sonnenuntergang
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Ausklang
Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233~Nacht
Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215~Dance of the Seven Veils
Applause
oiseau de feu~Introduction
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Danse de l'Oiseau de feu
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Supplications de l'Oiseau de feu
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'or
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Ronde des princesses
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Lever du jour
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Carillon FÃ©erique, apparition des monstres-gardiens de KachtcheÃ¯ et capture d'Ivan TsarÃ©vitch
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Apparition de KachtcheÃ¯
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Dialogue de KachtcheÃ¯ avec Ivan Tsarevitch
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Intercession des princesses
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Danse de la suite de KachtcheÃ¯
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Danse infernale de tous les sujets de KachtcheÃ¯
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Berceuse
oiseau de feu~Premier Tableau: Mort de KachtcheÃ¯
oiseau de feu~Second Tableau: Disparition du palais et des sortilÃ¨ges de KachtcheÃ¯, animation des chavaliers pÃ©trifiÃ¨s, allÃ
Symphony of Psalms~Exaudi orationem meam, Domine
Symphony of Psalms~Expectans expectavi, Dominum
Symphony of Psalms~Alleluia. Laudate Dominum
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, "Leningrad"~Allegretto
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, "Leningrad"~Moderato (poco allegretto)
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, "Leningrad"~Adagio
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, "Leningrad"~Allegro non troppo

UPC: 4011790987927
Label: Orfeo
Release Date: 11.15.19
Format: CD

Shostakovich / Nelsons - City of Birmingham So (CD)