Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 | Passacaglia (Under Stalin’s Shadow, Vol.1) CD

UPC: 0028047950592 

MPN: 479 5059 GH 

Brand Name: Deutsche Grammophon / Universal Music Group

Overview

Launching his Grammy-winning “Under Stalin’s Shadow” cycle, conductor Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a landmark live recording from Symphony Hall, April 2015. This opening volume centers on Shostakovich’s monumental Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93, composed shortly after Stalin’s death. Often interpreted as Shostakovich’s searing commentary on the dictator’s reign, the symphony balances tragedy, violence, irony, and personal triumph.

As a prelude, the recording includes the Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, one of Shostakovich’s most dramatic and tragic operatic interludes. Nelsons, a conductor steeped in both Russian and Western traditions, brings intensity, clarity, and emotional depth to this powerful program.

Product Features

• Format: Audio CD
• Series: Under Stalin’s Shadow (Vol.1)
• Total Timing: 64:59

• Works Included:

  • Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
  • Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

• Artists:

  Recording: Live at Symphony Hall, Boston, April 2015
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Andris Nelsons (conductor)
• Release Year: 2015
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
• Made in: EU

Interesting Facts

• Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony (1953) is often seen as a summation of the Stalin era. According to Solomon Volkov’s Testimony, it was Shostakovich’s personal response to decades of repression and fear.
• The symphony’s violent scherzo has been interpreted as a musical portrait of Stalin himself.
• The haunting Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk shows the composer’s gift for orchestral drama and tragic power.
• This recording marks the beginning of Nelsons’s acclaimed Shostakovich cycle with the BSO, later earning multiple Grammy Awards.
• Alex Ross (The New Yorker) praised Nelsons as “hugely gifted… setting off brushfires of intensity” in performance.
• Cover photo by Marco Borggreve captures the stark and dramatic theme of the project.

Track Listing

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)

1. Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk 2–5. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Total Timing: 64:59

Publishers

• © 2015 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
• Under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
• Distributed by Universal Music Group

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