There is a recording of this 7th Symphony played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Conductor Leonard Bernstein which is also amazing
It's an extraordinary symphony. Gorgeous, terrifying, tragic, hopeful, melodic with wonderful harmonies. Shostakovich knew how to build massive climaxes. Excellent performance. Concert hall seats should have trap doors and people who cough during pp sections or instrumental solos should disappear into the basement of shame.
Currentzis needs to leave his affects behind and stick to conducting actual music. His Beethoven sounds like Shostakovich and vice versa (though I appreciate a faster tempo here).
I love it. Schulhoff being Neo Classical, Neo Baroque. Still its his own very appealing language. He's so skilled ,talented, gifted, This is so great. The flute is singing melody after melody like a songbird. Almost has a Concerto Grosso feel. So enjoyable. If only he had lived longer...if only the Nazis didn't start WW 11....If only...
No, they aren’t. From the score’s appendix: “In Symphony No. 7, the bow stroke marks in the autograph generally do not match those in the published scores. All changes to the bowings were made by the editor in the proof-sheets of the first edition.“ (Collected Works Vol. 4, State Publishers “Muzyka”, Moscow 1981)
Beautifully done by the musicians of SWR Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Teodor Currentzis! Bravo Tutti! I especially love the sound of the percussion section!
I. De profundis 00:00 II. Malagueña 05:14 III. Loreley 07:53 IV. Le Suicidé 17:08 V. Les Attentives I 24:26 VI. Les Attentives II 7:35 VII. À la Santé 29:43 VIII. Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople 39:05 IX. O, Del’vig, Del’vig! 41:00 X. Der Tod des Dichters 45:47 XI. Schlußstück 51:04
An astoundingly clear recording and beautifully paced (excitingly quick in some parts of mvt 1). Audience should check their airways before leaving the house, in my opinion, and stay home if you're going to as much as breathe loudly.
I don't know if you take requests, but I would be very interested in seeing a score video of Currentzis' recording of Shostakovich 14 and would be curious to know if you could make such a video.
English translated captions are available. I. Introduzione ›Wir berichten was wahr ist!‹ 00:01 II. Interlude de Fox. Allegro 02:27 III. Hawaian Song ›Aber nun liegen wir in der Bai von Hawai …‹ 03:39 IV. Home-Song ›Weit ist die Stadt, wo meine Mutter wartet …‹ 06:20 V. Waltz-Interlude. Moderato 09:30 VI. Rezitazione ›Yes, aber in diesem Augenblick …‹ 11:30 VII. Sailor-Song ›Wir sind Matrosen und sind nicht schlechter als ihr …‹ 12:49 VIII. Rezitazione ›Der Kapitän aber ließ die Mannschaften antreten …‹ 15:37 IX. Southsea-Waltz ›Kommt ein Wölkchen silberfein …‹ 16:50 X. Tango-Interlude. Moderato 20:35 XI. Rezitazione ›Die Matrosen wurden von diesem Lied wie von einer Totenklage berührt …‹ 22:04 XII. Tango-Song of the Soul ›Weine, du Orgel zwischen den Wänden …‹ 23:00 XIII. Rezitazione e Fox fugato ›Nach dem Abgesang dieses Liedes …‹ 25:40 XIV. Panama-Song ›Das Land war ein Sumpf …‹ 27:44 XV. Finale e Spiritual ›In England aber, wo jeder Mensch Herz hat …‹ 30:49
