by Becky Farrell | Jul 27, 2015
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 'Babi Yar' Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 'Babi Yar' Alexander Vinogradov (bass)Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and ChoirHuddersfield Choral SocietyNaxos 2014 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" Shostakovich wrote...
by Becky Farrell | Jul 28, 2013
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 2013 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' Three weeks after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941,...
by Becky Farrell | Jul 28, 2013
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 2013 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 Completed in 1936 but withdrawn during rehearsal and not performed until 1961, the searing Fourth Symphony finds Shostakovich...
by Becky Farrell | Jul 28, 2012
Offenbach: Un Mari à la porte Offenbach: Un Mari à la porte Gabrielle Philiponet (soprano), Anaïk Morel (mezzo-soprano), Stéphane Malbec-Garcia (tenor) & Marc Canturri (baritone) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Liverpool Philharmonic 2012 Offenbach:...
by Becky Farrell | Jul 28, 2012
Shostakovich: Symphonies 2 & 15 Shostakovich: Symphonies 2 & 15 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Naxos 2012 Shostakovich: Symphonies 2 & 15 These two hugely contrasting symphonies come from the opposite ends of...