Artist: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Title: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Alpha Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-44.1kHz FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 01:01:38
Total Size:  547 MB

Tracklist:

1. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: I. De profundis (4:42)
2. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: II. Malagueña (2:59)
3. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: III. Loreley (8:47)
4. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: IV. Le suicidé (6:23)
5. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: V. Les attentives I (2:44)
6. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: VI. Les attentives II (1:58)
7. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: VII. À la santé (10:04)
8. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: VIII. Réponse des Cosaques zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople (1:59)
9. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: IX. O, Del'vig, Del'vig! (4:43)
10. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: X. Der Tod des Dichters (4:54)
11. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Op. 135: XI. Schlußstück (1:16)
12. Shostakovich: Five Fragments, Op. 42: I. Moderato (1:16)
13. Shostakovich: Five Fragments, Op. 42: II. Andante (1:12)
14. Shostakovich: Five Fragments, Op. 42: III. Largo (4:38)
15. Shostakovich: Five Fragments, Op. 42: IV. Moderato (2:35)
16. Shostakovich: Five Fragments, Op. 42: V. Allegretto (1:35

The baritone Matthias Goerne, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Mikko Franck launch a trilogy of Shostakovich’s works for baritone and orchestra with a recording of Symphony No.14. This will be followed by Symphony no.13 (Babi Yar) and the Suite on poems by Michelangelo Buonarroti. The soprano Asmik Grigorian joins Matthias Goerne for this monumental yet highly subtle symphony setting poems by García Lorca, Apollinaire, Küchelbecker and Rilke. Drawing on their vast experience of the work and the passion that characterises them, they successfully embody all its dimensions: ‘The interpretative difficulty of this symphony is the need to hunt out subtle clues that are not immediately perceptible; a formidable expressive force is generated by their multiplicity, which, like a jigsaw puzzle, eventually makes sense’, writes Benjamin François. ‘It is Shostakovich’s fundamental affirmation that the inhuman actions of the executioners, Stalin and his henchmen, may well cause physical death, but cannot prevent the continued spiritual existence of works of art.’