Weill: Symphony No.2 / Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
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KURT WEILL / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Weill: Symphony No.2 / Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani
[ Warner Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 13 May 2022
Two symphonies from the turbulent 1930s are juxtaposed in Lahav Shani's second Warner Classics release as Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Shani has described Kurt Weill's Symphony No 2, premiered by Bruno Walter in Amsterdam in 1933, as "one of my favourite pieces to conduct… It is tonal music, very melodic, very theatrical, and really not comparable to anything else." Shostakovich's powerful Symphony No 5, with its enigmatic interplay of sincerity and irony, was chosen by Shani to conclude his inaugural concert as Music Director in Rotterdam in 2018.
'an account of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony where the feeling is refreshingly one of rediscovery. From bar one there is an inescapable and unremitting tension. A terrific disc.' Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2022
'Most of the recordings of the Shostakovich 5th in my collection rate from good to excellent...this new recordings can only be called exceptional!! A mighty performance that forces me to look at the work anew. Shani's musicians respond as if performing the symphony for the first time. The recorded sound is electrifying. 10/10" mel@marbecks
