(Sym.1) "a good performance, with a strong feeling of chamber music to it and a remarkable attention to (occasionally exaggeration of) the quieter dynamic markings (Sym.3) "a much better recorded account of the Third Symphony, is brilliantly played and very vividly characterized. I was particularly struck by Rozhdestvensky's use of solo instead of tutti strings in the slow section (with what justification I have no idea, but it is poignantly effective) and by his powerful dramatization of those huge orchestral recitatives that prepare for the choral finale: they are massively and balefully eloquent, qualities that rivals miss by taking them very fast." (Gramophone).

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegretto - Allegro Non Troppo
Symphony No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 10: II. Allegro
Symphony No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 10: III. Lento
Symphony No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 10: IV. Lento - Allegro Molto - Largo - Presto
Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "The First Of May": I. Allegretto - Allegro
Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "The First Of May": II. Andante
Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "The First Of May": III. Largo
Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "The First Of May": IV. Moderato: 'v Pérvoye, Pérvoye M&aacut

UPC: 5055354413445
Label: Alto
Release Date: 5.30.17
Format: CD

Shostakovich / Ussr Ministry Of Culture Sym Orch - Symphony 1 & Symphony No. 3 (CD)