Podcast #15: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - The Symphonies

In their latest Classical Discoveries episode, Jens and Joe explore Dmitri Shostakovich’s symphonies — works of daring subversion masked as Soviet conformity. From the banned Fourth Symphony to the sardonic Ninth, they reveal how Shostakovich smuggled private rebellion into public music. Featuring the Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln’s powerhouse recordings, this is Soviet‑era genius at its most explosive: “Quiet in person, screaming in music.”

0:20   Introduction
1:20   Symphony No. 1 – One of the Best First Symphonies
4:30   Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 – To Please the State
9:14   Symphony No. 4 – “Muddle Instead of Music”
14:03  Overview and Categorisation
15:39  Symphony No. 5 – Well‑Behaved and Popular
16:38  Symphony No. 7 – And the Fireman
18:00  Symphony No. 9 – Light and Simple Classicism
21:28  Symphony No. 14 – The Russian Loreley
24:17  Symphony No. 15 – Why Wilhelm Tell?
26:56  Quiet in Person – Screaming in Music
28:12  Symphony No. 15 – The Wagner Quotes
29:25  Conclusion

C7435  Shostakovich: The Symphonies
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Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln
Dmitrji Kitajenko

Kirill Kondrashin - Solomon Volkov - Serge Prokofiev

With:
Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)

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