This page lists all recordings of Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135, by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
Prices shown exclude VAT. (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to United States.) See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Mahler: | Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor - Adagio adapted for strings by Hans Stadlmair | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135 |
Gidon Kremer (violin), Yulia Korpacheva (soprano) & Fedor Kuznetsov (bass) Kremerata Baltica “…an extremely dramatic an atmospheric performance of the Shostakovich 14th Symphony, the more unusual for being conducted by Gidon Kremer from the concertmaster's desk. …magnificent playing from the Kremerata Baltica and two first-rate soloists: The coupling is the Adagio from Mahler's Tenth Symphony in an arrangement for string... This tow is beautifully played... But certain things - notably the huge 'death chord' ... don't work in this medium...” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135
Iano Tamar (soprano) & Taras Shtonda (bass) Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Roman Kofman This is the final volume of this highly regarded cycle of Shostakovich’s symphonies. Iano Tamar and Taras Shtonda are the fine soloists and Roman Kofman once again conducts the Beethoven Orchester Bonn. This symphonic cycle has earned many awards including recommendations in The Penquin Guide’s “Key Recording” series. Recorded in MDG’s superb sound this is a truly audiosonic event. | 
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Marina Poplavskaya (soprano) & Mikhail Davidov (baritone) Orchestra and Chorus of the Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Oleg Caetani | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons 'In Shostakovich's music, I feel in almost every bar associations with the atmosphere and life of the time, with the individual that he was.” (Mariss Jansons) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 14
Karita Mattila (soprano) & Thomas Quasthoff (bass) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle Rattle said of Symphony No. 14 “for me it’s the most important of his symphonies, because it reveals [Shostakovich] at his closest. Not only in the depth and darkness, but in the sudden irony, the sudden humour… you wouldn’t know where the next mood was going to come from. Very special.” | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th CenturyA Conducted Tour by Sir Simon Rattle. Volume 4 - Three Journeys Through Dark Landscapes
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Galina Visnevskaya (soprano) & Mark Reshetin (bass) London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra & Members of the Academic Symphony Orchestra Moscow, Mstislav Rostropovich “[Symphony No. 2] vehemently expressive and crisp of ensemble; the sound is first-rate too.
[Symphony No. 14] This has always been a very special 14th. … the extraordinary Vishnevskaya
demands to be heard in this music.”
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Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135
Joan Rodgers (soprano), John Tomlinson (bass) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Wigglesworth | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135for soprano, bass and chamber orchestra (1969)
Elizabeth Holleque (soprano), Nikita Storojev (bass) I Musici de Montréal, Yuli Turovsky | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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