Mark Wigglesworth recorded his cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies between 1996 and 2010, collaborating with two different orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales. In spite of the long gestation and the change of orchestra midway, the cycle was described as one never 'compromising it's particular characteristics of high seriousness, fine detailing and a certain fierceness of articulation' (Gramophone). Already the first instalment - Symphony No. 7, 'Leningrad' - raised expectations, for instance with the reviewer in The Sunday Telegraph: 'There is plenty of competition among Shostakovich cycles, but this one will deserve serious consideration.' And 17 years later, on the release of the final album, The Guardian could report that 'Wigglesworth's cycle emerges as one of the finest of recent time'. What particularly impressed reviewers was Mark Wigglesworth's faithfulness to the score and sharp ear for detail, and the structural clarity he achieved even with the most complex works - without sacrificing any of their impact and emotional power.

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10
I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Lento -
IV. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 2, Op. 14, "Oktyabryu" (To October)
Largo -
quarter note = 152 -
quarter note = 152 -
Meno mosso
Symphony No. 3, Op. 20, "Pervomayskaya" (The First of May)
I. Allegretto -
II. PiÃ¹ mosso -
III. Andante -
IV. Allegro -
V. Andante -
VI. Moderato -
III. Allegro
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43
I. Allegretto poco moderato - Presto
II. Moderato con moto
III. Largo - Allegro
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47
I. Moderato
II. Allegretto
III. Largo
IV. Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54
I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Presto
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad"
I. Allegretto
II. Moderato poco allegretto
III. Adagio - Trio - Moderato risoluto -
IV. Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65
I. Adagio
II. Allegretto
III. Allegro non troppo
IV. Largo
V. Allegretto
Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70
I. Allegro
II. Moderato
III. Presto -
IV. Largo -
V. Allegretto - Allegro
Symphony No. 14, Op. 135
I. De profundis: Adagio
II. MalagueÃ±a: Allegretto -
III. Loreley: Allegro molto -
IV. The Suicide: Adagio
V. On the Watch: Allegretto
VI. Madam, look!: Allegretto -
VII. In the Sante Prison: Adagio
VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossacks' Answer to the Sultan of Constantinople: Allegro -
IX. O Delvig, Delvig!: Andante
X. The Poet's Death: Largo -
XI. Conclusion: Moderato
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
I. Moderato
II. Allegro
III. Allegretto - Largo - PiÃ¹ mosso
IV. Andante - Allegro - L'istesso tempo
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905"
I. The Palace Square -
II. The 9th of January -
III. In memoriam -
IV. The Tocsin
Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917"
I. Revolutionary Petrograd -
II. Razliv -
III. Aurora -
IV. The Dawn of Humanity
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141
I. Allegretto
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto
IV. Adagio ^1
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar" ^1
I. Babi Yar: Adagio ^1
II. Yumor (Humor): Allegretto ^1
III. V Magazine (At the Store): Adagio ^1
IV. Strachi (Fears): Largo ^1
V. Kariera (Career): Allegretto

UPC: 7318599925936
Label: Bis
Release Date: 6.4.21
Format: CD

Shostakovich / Wigglesworth - Symphonies (Box) (Hybr) (CD)