Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9 - Suite From Hamlet Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

• 1 1. Allegro 05:23
• 2 2. Moderato 08:08
• 3 3. Presto - 02:53
• 4 4. Largo - 03:34
• 5 5. Allegretto 06:43
• 6 1. Moderato 16:35
• 7 2. Allegretto 05:36
• 8 3. Largo 15:25
• 9 4. Allegro non troppo 12:26
• 10 1. Introduction And Night Patrol 02:45
• 11 2. Funeral March 01:32
• 12 3. Flourish And Dance Music 02:22
• 13 4. The Hunt 01:58
• 14 9. Ophelia's Song 01:31
• 15 10. Cradle Song 01:24
• 16 11. Requiem 02:40
• 17 1. Adagio 26:44
• 18 2. Allegretto 06:32
• 19 3. Allegro non troppo 06:38
• 20 4. Largo 10:34
• 21 5. Allegretto 16:12
• Total Runtime 02:37:35

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Nach der, wie die Sunday Times schrieb, 'skandalös erfolgreichen' Veröffentlichung der Sinfonie Nr. 10 im vergangenen Jahr, erscheinen nun Schostakowitschs Sinfonien Nr. 5, 8 und 9 mit dem Boston Symphony Orchestra unter der Leitung von Andris Nelsons.

Neben seiner Funktion als Music Director des Bostoner Orchesters wurde der Lette im vergangenen Herbst zum 21. Kapellmeister des Gewandhausorchesters Leipzig designiert; ab der Spielzeit 2017/18 wird er damit eines der traditionsreichsten deutschen Orchester leiten. Nicht erst mit dieser jüngsten Berufung gilt Andris Nelsons als einer der namhaftesten und innovativsten Dirigenten der Szene weltweit. Als einer der letzten Dirigenten seiner Generation, die die noch in einem sowjetisch-musikalisierten Umfeld aufwuchsen, verbindet ihn die persönliche Biographie eng mit Schostakowitsch. Geplant ist die Aufnahme eines vollständigen Schostakowitsch-Zyklus' mit der Deutschen Grammophon.

Er ist ein Dirigent, der mitreißen kann. Jetzt kündigt Deutsche Grammophon für den 27. Mai 2016 ein neues Album von Andris Nelsons an: Hochemotionale Sinfonien von Dmitri Schostakowitsch.

Schostakowitsch-Fieber: Andris Nelsons in Boston. Seit der 1978 in Riga geborene Shootingstar der internationalen Dirigentenszene in Boston aufgeschlagen hat, herrscht dort das Schostakowitsch-Fieber. Nelsons ist seit der Spielzeit 2014/2015 Chefdirigent des Boston Symphony Orchestra, und sein Vertrauen in diesen Klangkörper ist so groß, dass er ihm seine tiefste musikalische Leidenschaft offenbart hat: Schostakowitsch. Die Begeisterung hat sich unmittelbar übertragen. Das Orchester will Schostakowitsch spielen. Es hat einen Draht zu der zwischen Spätromantik und Moderne changierenden Kompositionskunst des großen Russen.

Unter Stalins Schatten: Fortsetzung der Aufnahmeserie. Nelsons’ Mission: die gewaltigen Ausdrucksräume des russischen Komponisten ausloten und die schwierigen Entstehungsbedingungen seiner Kunst mitbedenken. 'Shostakovich under Stalin's Shadow' heißt die Aufnahmeserie, die Nelsons mit dem Boston Symphonie Orchestra initiiert hat. Im Vorjahr erschien das erste Album, das viel Resonanz auslöste. Für den 27. Mai 2016 ist das zweite Album der Serie angekündigt. Es wird die Sinfonien Nr. 5, 8, 9 sowie die Suite zu dem sowjetischen Film Hamlet (Regie: Grigori Kosinzew, 1963/64) enthalten. Vorbestellungsstart ist am 3. Mai.

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, Dirigent

Boston
The arena rock group behind one of the fastest-selling debut albums in history, Boston was essentially the vehicle of studio wizard Tom Scholz, born March 10, 1947, in Toledo, OH. A rock fan throughout his teen years, he began writing songs while earning a master's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation, he began work for Polaroid, and set about constructing his own 12-track recording studio in the basement of his home, where demos were recorded that earned Scholz and vocalist Brad Delp a contract with Epic in 1975. Although some recording and overdubs were later done in Los Angeles, the 1976 release of Boston consisted largely of tapes recorded in Scholz's basement. (By then, the lineup had coalesced around Scholz, Delp, guitarist Barry Goudreau, bassist Fran Sheehan, and drummer John "Sib" Hashian.) Boston spawned three hit singles ("More Than a Feeling," "Long Time," and "Peace of Mind"), and shot immediately to the top of the charts, remaining the best-selling pop debut effort in history before it was supplanted by Whitney Houston's first album in 1986.

Despite the record's overwhelming success, Scholz spent over two years working on the follow-up, 1978's number one hit Don't Look Back; a perfectionist, he only then released the album because of intense label pressure for product. Unsatisfied with the results, he swore to produce the next album at his own pace; as a result, the chart-topping Third Stage did not appear until 1986, at which time only Scholz and Delp remained from the original lineup.

Scholz spent the next several years in the courtroom: eventually, he won a seven-year battle against Epic, which claimed Boston had reneged on its contract by taking so long between releases. When the band resurfaced again in 1994 with Walk On, Scholz was the lone remaining member; Delp and Goudreau had reunited in 1992 as RTZ, releasing the album Return to Zero. Unlike previous returns, Walk On was a commercial failure. Radio and MTV ignored any attempts at singles or videos, and the minimalist approach taken by the popular alternative artists of the era made the crystalline production and lengthy recording time seem anachronistic.

Taking another eight years to work on the next record, he targeted the Internet crowd first by releasing a single to /www.MP3.com in the summer of 2002. The track became the site's number one download, and word of their new album spread quickly. (Delp's return to the group also helped matters.) Secondly, Scholz set his lyrical sights on political targets, going so far as to title the record Corporate America as he emphasized his disdain for the system he had been a vital part of at one time. After releasing the record in the fall of that year, Boston embarked on a tour that took them into 2004. In March of 2007, however, Delp passed away in an incident later ruled suicide.

In addition to his fame as a musician, Scholz also found success as an inventor and businessman. In 1981, he formed Scholz Research & Design, Inc., a company founded to create high-tech music equipment. After first developing the Power Soak, a volume-control device, SR&D introduced the Rockman, a small and inexpensive guitar amplifier with headphones. The Rockman proved phenomenally popular with other musicians, and the capital generated from its sales helped fund Scholz's further musical ambitions. (Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide)

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