{"product_id":"4011790852126","title":"Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) - Sym, 7, : Nelsons \/ City Of Birmingham So - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Great Spectacle! A live performance! Nelsons and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will perform Shostakovich's \"Leningrad\". Nelsons, who studied at the Petersburg Conservatory under Alexander Titov, a descendant of Ilya Musin, and Mariss Jansons, a fellow student of Nelsons, is known as a specialist in Russian music, especially the works of Shostakovich. Nelsons has been a regular guest with the Berlin Philharmonic since then, and at the Lucerne Festival in September 2011, he conducted the Concertgebouw Orchestra in a performance of the Eighth Symphony, which was highly acclaimed on Blu-ray and DVD (71.0004 and 70.9908). The live video recording (Blu-ray \u0026amp; DVD: 71.0004, 70.9908) was highly acclaimed.The Symphony No. 7 was recorded live in November 2011, two months after the concert with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, in which Shostakovich conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, which together with No. 8 is considered a war symphony, was composed in 1941 during World War II, when Leningrad was besieged by German troops and the vivid spectacle of the defensive battle unfolding before their eyes made a strong impression. Nelsons' aptitude for Shostakovich is evident in No. 7, and he has had a good relationship with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, which responded with a full-bodied and passionate performance, since his appointment as Music Director in 2008, and has recently announced an extension of his tenure through the 2014\/15 season. The first movement's opening \"Human Theme\" began at a decisive tempo, followed by a tremendous charge from the middle section onward.While the decisive movement is performed with great decisiveness, the Adagio is filled with deep lyricism, and is slowly drawn out with breathtaking beauty. The finale is full of superlative brilliance, and the coda sings triumphantly with grandeur and scale, leaving the audience in a storm of applause and exultation after the performance.                                                                                    King International\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 \"Leningrad\": Allegretto\u003cbr\u003e2.Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 \"Leningrad\": Moderato (poco allegretto)\u003cbr\u003e3.Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 \"Leningrad\": Adagio\u003cbr\u003e4.Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 \"Leningrad\": Allegro non troppo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orfeo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46325118206241,"sku":"4011790852126","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4011790852126.jpg?v=1691901370","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-us\/products\/4011790852126","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}