℗ 2006 PentaTone
| Released | 2006 |
| Duration | 1h 06m 18s |
| Record Label | PentaTone |
| Catalogue No. | PTC5186084 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
Russian National Orchestra, Paavo Berglund
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
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Symphony No. 8, Op. 65
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1.1
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I. Adagio
Dmitry Shostakovich; Russian National Orchestra; Paavo Berglund |
27:44 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegretto
Dmitry Shostakovich; Russian National Orchestra; Paavo Berglund |
6:34 | |||
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III. Allegro non troppo
Dmitry Shostakovich; Russian National Orchestra; Paavo Berglund |
6:48 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Largo
Dmitry Shostakovich; Russian National Orchestra; Paavo Berglund |
9:39 | |||
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1.5
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V. Allegretto
Dmitry Shostakovich; Russian National Orchestra; Paavo Berglund |
15:33 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"(Berglund) and the superb Russian orchestra provide a fine performance beautifully recorded."
- ClassicalCDReview.com
"... there’s no doubt a magisterial hand is at work, steadily shaping long-term sequences and arriving decisively at apocalyptic climaxes."
- BBC Music Magazine
"... a very fine performance ... there really is something new here for collectors to enjoy. The engineering also is very good ... no question Berglund delivers an intelligent, moving and fully formed conception of this powerful and emotionally draining symphony."
- ClassicsToday.com
"... Berglund’s deliberate, even stoical stance envelops the listener to enact a drama all the more telling for not being signposted ... one of the successes of this recording is the feeling that these are unedited takes ... the ebb and flow of paragraphs and climactic tension are organic and have a build quality commensurate with the concert hall."
- ClassicalSource.com
This recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8 won a Supersonic Award from Luxembourg magazine Pizzicato in 2006 in a review that praised this "masterful interpretation" of a "moving symphony." Part of a Shostakovich cycle from the Russian National Orchestra led by different conductors, this volume is helmed by Paavo Berglund.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PentaTone Studio Masters
Recording venue: DZZ Studio 5, Moscow (June 2005) Recording producer: Job Maarse Producers: Sergei Markov & Rick Walker Executive producer: Job Maarse Balance engineer: Erdo Groot Recording engineer: Roger de Schot Editing: Matthijs Ruijter, Ientje Mooij Recording facility: Polyhymnia International BV Microphones: Neumann KM 130, DPA 4006 &DPA 4011 with Polyhymnia microphone buffer electronics. Microphone pre-amps: Custom build by Polyhymnia International BV and outputs directly connected to Meitner DSD AD converter. DSD recording, editing and mixing: Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies 5.0 Monitored on B&W Nautilus loudspeakers. Microphone, interconnect and loudspeaker cables by van den Hul.
Recording venue: DZZ Studio 5, Moscow (June 2005) Recording producer: Job Maarse Producers: Sergei Markov & Rick Walker Executive producer: Job Maarse Balance engineer: Erdo Groot Recording engineer: Roger de Schot Editing: Matthijs Ruijter, Ientje Mooij Recording facility: Polyhymnia International BV Microphones: Neumann KM 130, DPA 4006 &DPA 4011 with Polyhymnia microphone buffer electronics. Microphone pre-amps: Custom build by Polyhymnia International BV and outputs directly connected to Meitner DSD AD converter. DSD recording, editing and mixing: Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies 5.0 Monitored on B&W Nautilus loudspeakers. Microphone, interconnect and loudspeaker cables by van den Hul.
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.39 -3.69 to -1.87 | -28.99 -32.92 to -26.50 | -22.72 -23.90 to -21.80 | 16 14 to 20 | |
| 1 | I. Adagio | -2.12 | -28.95 | -22.6 | 16 |
| 2 | II. Allegretto | -3.69 | -26.50 | -21.8 | 15 |
| 3 | III. Allegro non troppo | -1.87 | -27.50 | -23.9 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Largo | -1.91 | -32.92 | -23.3 | 20 |
| 5 | V. Allegretto | -2.36 | -29.06 | -22.0 | 16 |