LIVE AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW “… After three symphonies that directly dealt with the second world war, Shostakovich' Tenth Symphony was composed during the aftermath of the war, when Stalin’s oppressive military regime worked overtime. Shostakovich’ message, as in many of his works, remains ambiguous.
Does he add an undertone of sarcasm to the sounds of victory? Is a masculine march a display of military power or is Shostakovich ridiculing a military parade? You never know and neither did the Soviet censors…” [RNW-host Hans Haffmans]
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 100 in G major, ‘Military’
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no. 10 in E minor op. 93
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Superb performances. It is wonderful to be able to get these programs via the Internet, since I can no longer get them from local FM broadcasting.
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