Rostropovich,Mstislav Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies CD

Composed over a period of nearly 50 years, Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 symphonies are astonishingly diverse in conception and expression, reflecting the composer's personal experiences, the history of the 20th century and the tensions and struggles of an artist under the Soviet regime. These recordings fulfil a promise that Mstislav Rostropovich made to the composer, a close and long-standing friend, before he left Russia as an exile in 1974. 'These symphonies mark fifteen stages in our lives,' he said. 'The emotional history of our country, my history, his history, our history.'

1. CD 1- Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegretto 2. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: II. Allegro 3. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: III. Lento 4. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: IV. Allegro molto 5. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: I. Allegro 6. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: II. Moderato 7. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: III. Presto 8. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: IV. Largo 9. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: V. Allegretto 10. CD 2- Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14, "To October": I. Largo 11. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14, "To October": II. Crochet 12. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14, "To October": III. Poco meno mosso - Allegro molto 13. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14, "To October": IV. Chorus "To October" 14. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, "First of May": I. Allegretto 15. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, "First of May": II. Pi? mosso, Allegro 16. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, "First of May": III. Andante 17. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, "First of May": IV. Allegro, Allegro molto 18. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, "First of May": V. Andante, Largo 19. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, "First of May": VI. Chorus "V Pervoye maya ... " 20. CD 3- Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegretto poco moderato 21. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: II. Moderato con moto 22. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: III. Largo - Allegro 23. CD 4- Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Moderato 24. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto 25. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Largo 26. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo 27. CD 5- Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: I. Largo 28. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: II. Allegro 29. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: III. Presto 30. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": I. Revolutionary Petrograd 31. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": II. Razliv 32. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": III. Aurora 33. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917": IV. The Dawn of Humanity 34. CD 6- Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": I. Allegretto 35. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": II. Moderato - poco allegretto 36. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": III. Adagio 37. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad": IV. Allegro non troppo 38. CD 7 - Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo 39. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: II. Allegretto 40. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo 41. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: IV. Largo 42. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: V. Allegretto 43. CD 8 - Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: I. Moderato 44. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro 45. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: III. Allegretto 46. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: IV. Andante - Allegro 47. CD 9- Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905": I. Palace Square 48. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905": II. Ninth of January 49. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905": III. In Memoriam 50. - Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905": IV. The Toscin 51. CD 190- Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar - Adagio 52. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar": II. Humour - Allegretto 53. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar": III. In the store - Adagio 54. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar": IV. Fears - Largo 55. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar": V. A Career - Allegretto 56. CD 11- Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: I. De profundis 57. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: II. Malague±a 58. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: III. Lorelei 59. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: IV. The Suicide 60. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: V. On Watch 61. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: VI. Madam, look! 62. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: VII. At the Sant? Jail 63. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossack's Answer to the Sultan of Constantinople 64. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: IX. O Delvig, Delvig! 65. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: X. The Poet's Death 66. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: XI. Conclusion 67. CD 12- Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: I. Allegretto 68. Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: II. Adagio - Largo 69. Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: III. Allegretto 70. Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: IV. Adagio - Allegretto