¡Shostakovich: Symphony No.14
¡Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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[Machine Translation] Vasily Petrenko's complete symphonies by Shostakovich (1906-1975) are attracting more and more attention. The tenth work in the series is Symphony No. 14, completed in 1969. The composer himself spun 11 poems on the theme of "absurd death" in the form of an oratorio. In 1966, three years before the completion of this work, Shostakovich began work on Symphony No. 14, the first draft of which was later revived as Cello Concerto No. 2 and premiered by Rostropovich. The first draft sketch was later revived as the Cello Concerto No. 2, which was premiered by Rostropovich, and the work, originally composed in 1969 as the Oratorio for Soprano, Bass, Strings, and Percussion, ended up as Symphony No. 14. The movements sung by two solo singers recall Mahler's Earth Song, but the music is much more austere and haunted by the "shadow of death". Petrenko's interpretation of Shostakovich is different from that of Barshai and other conductors of the past and has been described as very "modern," but the strong passion that seeps out from the depths of the seemingly cool, bland sound may become the standard form of Shostakovich performance in the 21st century. The strong passion exuding from the depths of this seemingly cool and bland sound may become the standard for Shostakovich performances in the 21st century.
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