Shostakovich symphony no 5 score11/19/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() So, where does Sanderling’s BSO Fifth fall in this spectrum? The first movement is certainly measured – perhaps spacious is a better description – but then Symphony that I’ve ever heard, either on record or in the concert hall. Indeed, that’s probably the most revelatory account of this great Lurks a reading of remarkable intensity and insight that I found quite overwhelming. I say ‘seems’ because behind its public clamour Volatile end of the scale, whereas Andris Nelsons’ recent Boston recording – part of his ongoing cycle for DG – seems comparatively laid-back ( review). Among the most satisfying Fifths I’ve encountered in recent yearsĪre two Euroarts videos: Leonard Bernstein’s with the LSO in 1966 ( review) and Yutaka Sado’s with the Berlin Phil Of course there’s plenty of competition in this, Shostakovich’s most recorded symphony. For some reason Sanderling’s BSO Shostakovich – BerlinĬlassics 9217 – has passed me by perhaps I can make amends with this belated assessment of their Fifth. It’s also been reissued on LP, the original sleeve notes of which are reprinted in the new booklet. This version of the Fifth – newly remastered from Eterna’s master tapes – is reviewed here as a 24/192 download from Originally issued on the BP’s own label, it’s well worth scouring the internet for a used copy of that recording – coupled withĪ genial performance of Haydn’s Symphony No. Sanderling recorded most of the symphonies with theīerlin Symphony Orchestra, which he led from 1960 to 1977, but it’s his dark, deeply moving account of the Fifteenth with the Berlin Philharmonic that I’d ![]() That affords a unique insight into both the music and character of this most conflicted composer. Colleagues first, the men went on to forge a strong personal friendship The conductor Kurt Sanderling (1912-2011) first met Dmitri Shostakovich during WW2. January 1982, Christuskirche Studio, Berlin 47 (1937) īerlin Symphony Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling Support us financially by purchasing this from ![]()
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