Shostakovich / Wigglesworth Symphonies Super-Audio CD

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.

1. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10 2. I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo 3. II. Allegro 4. III. Lento - 5. IV. Allegro molto 6. Symphony No. 2, Op. 14, "Oktyabryu" (To October) 7. Largo - 8. quarter note = 152 - 9. quarter note = 152 - 10. Meno mosso 11. Symphony No. 3, Op. 20, "Pervomayskaya" (The First of May) 12. I. Allegretto - 13. 0. II. Pi? mosso - 14. 1. III. Andante - 15. 2. IV. Allegro - 16. 3. V. Andante - 17. 4. VI. Moderato - 18. 5. III. Allegro 19. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43 20. I. Allegretto poco moderato - Presto 21. II. Moderato con moto 22. III. Largo - Allegro 23. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 24. I. Moderato 25. II. Allegretto 26. III. Largo 27. IV. Allegro non troppo 28. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54 29. I. Largo 30. II. Allegro 31. III. Presto 32. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, "Leningrad" 33. I. Allegretto 34. II. Moderato poco allegretto 35. III. Adagio - Trio - Moderato risoluto - 36. IV. Allegro non troppo 37. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65 38. I. Adagio 39. II. Allegretto 40. III. Allegro non troppo 41. IV. Largo 42. V. Allegretto 43. Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 44. I. Allegro 45. II. Moderato 46. III. Presto - 47. IV. Largo - 48. V. Allegretto - Allegro 49. Symphony No. 14, Op. 135 50. I. De profundis: Adagio 51. II. Malague±a: Allegretto - 52. III. Loreley: Allegro molto - 53. IV. The Suicide: Adagio 54. 0. V. On the Watch: Allegretto 55. 1. VI. Madam, look!: Allegretto - 56. 2. VII. In the Sante Prison: Adagio 57. 3. VIII. The Zaporozhian Cossacks' Answer to the Sultan of Constantinople: Allegro - 58. 4. IX. O Delvig, Delvig!: Andante 59. 5. X. The Poet's Death: Largo - 60. 6. XI. Conclusion: Moderato 61. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93 62. I. Moderato 63. II. Allegro 64. III. Allegretto - Largo - Pi? mosso 65. IV. Andante - Allegro - L'istesso tempo 66. Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905" 67. I. The Palace Square - 68. II. The 9th of January - 69. III. In memoriam - 70. IV. The Tocsin 71. Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112, "The Year of 1917" 72. I. Revolutionary Petrograd - 73. II. Razliv - 74. III. Aurora - 75. IV. The Dawn of Humanity 76. Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 77. I. Allegretto 78. II. Adagio 79. III. Allegretto 80. IV. Adagio 81. Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar" 82. I. Babi Yar: Adagio 83. II. Yumor (Humor): Allegretto 84. III. V Magazine (At the Store): Adagio 85. IV. Strachi (Fears): Largo 86. V. Kariera (Career): Allegretto