Since you are interested in Symphonies Nos 9 & 12, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Suite on Finnish Themes / Symphony for Strings, Op.118a / Chamber Symphony, Op.110b Anu Komsi (soprano) / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Juha Kangas [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "Dedicated playing and exemplary recording" (*** Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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Symphony No.13 'Babi Yar' Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass) / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Netherlands Radio Choir / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "A prime recommendation for an SACD version of this many-facetted symphony…This is thanks to the tremendous sound and the singing of Rootering and the Netherlands Radio singers excels." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Sept 2006) |
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Symphony No.14 Op.135 for soprano, bass and chamber orchestra Joan Rodgers (soprano) John Tomlinson (bass) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / CD - released 10/Apr/2005 ] "Mark Wigglesworth delivers an exceptionally coherent interpretation supported by fine and idiomatic singing from both soloists...compelling...shattering." - Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music (Oct 2001) |
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Symphonies Nos. 3 & 10 Mariinsky orchestra & chorus, Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "In the Third Symphony, the overriding priority is a sense of enthusiasm - one that has to be driven towards the manic, then shadowed by nightmarish visions, and finally colossally reasserted..If this is outstanding, the Tenth is even more so."... |
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Symphony No. 8 / The Wild Dove / The Noon Witch Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg (cond) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Without the support and vote of confidence of Johannes Brahms, life would have turned out very differently for Antonín Dvorák. Originally, the young boy was in fact destined to succeed his father in the butcher's shop, but finally music won out. |
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Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2009 ] 'Wigglesworth goes deeper than his rivals in Shostakovich Four' Orchestral Recording of the Month BBC Music Oct 2009 |
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Symphony No.8 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "an interesting and highly individual performance worth hearing." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
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Chamber Symphonies (arr. Barshai) Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / CD - released 21/Dec/2004 ] "This is a challenging and absorbing listening experience. Strongly recommended" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
SHOSTAKOVICH / LERA AUERBACH
Ballad for a Lonely Violinist: music for violin and piano Vadim Gluzman (violin) Angela Yoffe (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "The release is well presented and the BIS engineers have provided a decent sound quality." (MusicWeb May 2006) |