Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich: Symphonies, Concertos, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District CD

In the fifty years since Shostakovich’s death, his stature has only continued to grow and he is now recognized as one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. Was he a loyal servant or an embittered closet-dissident? For BSO music director Andris Nelsons, these questions are irrelevant. “The greatness of his music lies beyond politics. It speaks to people whether they know the times he lived in or not."

Box set measures 5" x 5" x 2".

Tracklist:

CD 1 – Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10

1. I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
2. II. Allegro
3. III. Lento
4. IV. Lento - Allegro molto

CD 2 –

Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 "To October"

1. Ia. Largo
2. Ib. Chorus: "My schli, my prossili raboty i chleba” (with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus)

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "1st of May"

3. Ia. Allegretto - Allegro
4. Ib. Andante
5. Ic. Allegro – Largo
6. Id. Moderato "The First of May"

CD 3 – Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43

1. I. Allegretto poco moderato
2. II. Presto
3. III. Moderato con moto
4. IV. Largo
5. V. Allegro

CD 4 –

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47

1. I. Moderato
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Largo
4. IV. Allegro non troppo

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54

5. I. Largo
6. II. Allegro
7. III. Presto

CD 5 – Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 "Leningrad"

1. I. Allegretto
2. II. Moderato. Poco allegretto
3. III. Adagio
4. IV. Allegro non troppo

CD 6 – Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65

1. I. Adagio
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Allegro non troppo
4. IV. Largo
5. V. Allegretto

CD 7 –

Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70

1. I. Allegro
2. II. Moderato
3. III. Presto
4. IV. Largo
5. V. Allegretto

Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93

6. I. Moderato
7. II. Allegro
8. III. Allegretto
9. IV. Andante – Allegro

CD 8 – Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905"

1. I. The Palace Square (Adagio)
2. II. The Ninth of January (Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio)
3. III. Eternal Memory (Adagio)
4. IV. The Tocsin (Allegro non troppo)

CD 9 – Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917"

1. I. Revolutionary Petrograd (Moderato – Allegro)
2. II. Razliv (Allegro – Adagio)
3. III. Aurora (Allegro)
4. IV. The Dawn of Humanity (L'istesso tempo)

CD 10 – Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar" (with Matthias Goerne, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and the New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir)

1. I. Babi Yar. Adagio
2. II. Humour. Allegretto
3. III. In the Store. Adagio
4. IV. Fears. Largo
5. V. A Career. Allegretto

CD 11 – Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135 (with Alexander Tsymbalyuk and Kristine Opolais)

1. I. De Profundis
2. II. Malagueña
3. III. Loreley
4. IV. Le suicidé
5. V. Les attentives I
6. VI. Les attentives II
7. VII. A la santé
8. VIII. Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople
9. IX. O, Delvig, Delvig!
10. X. Der Tod des Dichters
11. XI. Schlussstück

CD 12 – Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141

1. I. Allegretto
2. II. Adagio - Largo - Adagio - Largo
3. III. Allegretto
4. IV. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio – Allegretto

CD 13 –

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, Op. 29

1. Passacaglia

Hamlet, Suite to Incidental Music, Op. 32a

2. I. Introduction and Night Patrol
3. II. Funeral March
4. III. Flourish and Dance Music
5. IV. The Hunt
6. IX. Ophelia's Song
7. X. Cradle Song
8. XI. Requiem

King Lear, Incidental Music, Op. 58a

9. Introduction and Ballad of Cordelia (with William R. Hudgins)
10. Fanfare No. 1
11. Return from the Hunt
12. Fanfare No. 4
13. Approach of the Storm
14. Scene on the Steppe
15. Fanfare No. 2
16. The Blinding of Gloucester
17. The Military Camp
18. Fanfare No. 5
19. March
20. Festive Overture, Op. 96

Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a (Orch. Barshai)

21. I. Largo - attacca
22. II. Allegro molto - attacca
23. III. Allegretto - attacca
24. IV. Largo - attacca
25. V. Largo (Orch. Barshai)

CD 14 –

Piano Concerto No. 1 with Trumpet and Strings, Op. 35 (with Yuja Wang and Thomas Rolfs)

1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Lento
3. III. Moderato
4. IV. Allegro con brio

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102 (with Yuja Wang)

5. I. Allegro
6. II. Andante
7. III. Allegro

CD 15 –

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99 (Formerly Op. 77) (with Baiba Skride)

1. I. Nocturne. Moderato
2. II. Scherzo. Allegro
3. III. Passacaglia. Andante
4. IV. Burlesque. Allegro con brio – Presto

Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 129 (with Baiba Skride)

5. I. Moderato
6. II. Adagio
7. III. Adagio – Allegro

CD 16 –

Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107 (with Yo-Yo Ma)

1. I. Allegretto
2. II. Moderato
3. III. Cadenza
4. IV. Finale. Allegro con moto

Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126 (with Yo-Yo Ma)

5. I. Largo
6. II. Scherzo. Allegretto
7. III. Finale. Allegretto

CD 17 – Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, Op. 29 (with Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, David Kravitz, Brenden Gunnell, Yeghishe Manucharyan, Michelle Trainor, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Alexander Kravets, Brandon Cedel, and Joo Won Kang)

1. Akh, ne spítsya ból’še, popróbuyu
2. Gribkí segódnya búdut?
3. Govorí! ... Začém že tï uyezžáyes’, khozyáin ... Vot, pápa, posmotrí ... Proščáy, Katerína ... Katerína, poklyanís’ na svyatóy ikóne ... Čegó vstal?
4. Interlude
5. Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay, besstïžiy, oy, ne ščípli ... Otpustíte, bábu
6. Mnógo vï, mužikí, o sebé vozmečtáli ... Čto ėto?
7. Interlude
8. Spat’ porá. Den’ prošól
9. Žerebyónok k kobïlke torópitsya
10. Kto ėto, kto, kto stučít? ... Proščáy ... Uydí tï, rádi bóga, ya múžnyaya žená

CD 18 – Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, Op. 29 (with Günther Groissböck, Brenden Gunnell, Kristine Opolais, Alexander Kravets, Brandon Cedel, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Neal Ferreira, Charles Blandy, Yeghishe Manucharyan, Goran Jurić, and Peter Hoare)

1. Čto znáčit stárost’: Ne spítsya
2. Proščáy, Kátya, proščáy! ... Stoy! Gde bïl? ... Smotrí, Katerína, zanyátnoye zrélišče
3. Ustál – Prikážete mne postegát’? ... Progolodálsya ya
4. Vídno, skóro už zaryá. Ėkh! ... Gde tut umiráyut? ... Bátya, ispovédat’sya ... Akh, Borís Timoféyevič, začém tï ot nas ušól?
5. Interlude
6. Sergéy, Seryóža! Vsyo spit
7. Opyát’ usnúl ... Katerína L’vóvna, ubíyca! ... Nu? Čegó tebé?
8. Slúšay, Sergéy, Sergéy! ... Katerína! – Kto tam? ... Tepér’ šabáš

CD 19 – Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, Op. 29 (with Brenden Gunnell, Kristine Opolais, Alexander Kravets, Anatoli Sivko, Brandon Cedel, Matthew DiBattista, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Goran Jurić, Charles Blandy, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Patrick Guetti, Maria Barakova, and Alexandra LoBianco)

1. Čto tï tut stoíš’? ... U menyá bïlá kumá ... Interlude
2. Sózdan policéyskiy bïl vo vrémya onó ... U Izmáylovoy seyčás pir goróy ... Váše blagoródiye! ... Skóro, skóro, čtóbï ne bïlo ukóra
3. Interlude
4. Sláva suprúgam, Kateríne L’vóvne i Sergéyu Filíppïču, sláva! ... Nikogó net kráše sólnca v nébe? ... Čto takóye? Pózdno!
5. Vyórstï odná za drugóy dlínnoy polzút verenícey
6. Stepánïč! Propustí menyá
7. Ne legkó pósle počóta da poklónov péred sudóm stoyát’!
8. Moyó počtén’ye! ... Dostánu! Kátya! ... Iš’, zver’!
9. V lesú, v sámoy čášče, yest’ ózero ... Znáyeš’ li, Sonétka, na kogó s tobóy mï pokhóži? 
10. Vstaváy! Po mestám! Žívo!