Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" (Mariss Jansons)

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

1. Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": I. War (Allegretto)
2. Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": II. Memories (Moderato poco allegretto)
3. Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": III. My Native Field (Adagio)
4. Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 - "Leningrad": IV. Victory (Allegro non troppo)

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Date: 1988
Label: EMI

Reviews for complete cycle:
http://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-13118/
http://www.allmusic.com/album/shostakovich-the-complete-symphonies-box-set-mw0001944006

Some critics prefer this to Jansons' later recording with the Concertgebouw:
http://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-12997/
http://www.allmusic.com/album/shostakovich-symphony-no-7-mw0001860838

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Dmitri Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Russian composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music. Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Shostakovich's music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality; the composer was also heavily influenced by the neo-classical style pioneered by Igor Stravinsky, and (especially in his symphonies) by the post-Romanticism associated with Gustav Mahler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich

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Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons (born 14 January 1943 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian conductor. His father Arvīds Jansons was assistant to Evgeny Mravinsky at the Leningrad Philharmonic. Jansons studied piano and conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory, and continued his training in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky and in Salzburg with Herbert von Karajan. He was music director of Oslo Philharmonic (1979-2000), Pittsburgh Symphony (1997-2004) and Royal Concertgebouw (2002-2015). Currently, Jansons is serving as music director of the Bavarian Radio Symphony (contract extended to 2021).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariss_Jansons

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