Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 13 & 15, Solti (2-CD)

Discs: 2
Record Label: Decca
Release Date: February 12, 2007

“Solti’s reading is a deeply moving experience that should appeal to many listeners.” — MusicWeb International

Solti came late in life to the music of Shostakovich. In his introduction to his recording of Babi Yar he explains the music’s profound effect on him. The rare recordings found on this 2-CD set have long been out of the catalog and are now available from Eloquence Classics.

Contents:

Shostakovich Symphony No. 13 in B-flat Minor, Op. 113 (Babi Yar)
Sir Anthony Hopkins narrator
Sergei Aleksashkin bass
Men of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe director
February 1995, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 141
March 1997, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Mussorgsky Khovanshchina Prelude
March 1997, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Shostakovich)
Sergei Aleksashkin bass
March 1997, Orchestra Hall, Chicago