℗ 2010 Naxos
| Released | May 25, 2010 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 57s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.572392 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65
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1.1
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I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
Dmitry Shostakovich; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko |
25:14 | |||
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II. Allegretto
Dmitry Shostakovich; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko |
6:03 | |||
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III. Allegro non troppo -
Dmitry Shostakovich; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko |
6:18 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Largo -
Dmitry Shostakovich; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko |
9:34 | |||
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1.5
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V. Allegretto
Dmitry Shostakovich; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko |
14:48 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"One of the most electrifying and impressively articulated performances of the Liverpool Shostakovich cycle ... conveys the brutally intense world of the Eighth Symphony like few others."
- Sinfini Music
"(Petrenko) really has the measure of this epic work and he’s conveyed his vision to the orchestra who reward him with consistently top quality playing. The recorded sound is very good ... a rewarding experience ... "
- MusicWeb International
"... unquestionably a great performance ... Petrenko's flowing tempos keep the music moving ... Petrenko is at his absolute best here ... excellent playing from all departments of the orchestra plus vividly natural engineering ..."
- ClassicsToday.com
Vasily Petrenko’s acclaimed interpretations of Shostakovich’s symphonies have been praised internationally; this is the third volume in the conductor's 11 album Shostakovich cycle with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Featuring the powerful Eighth Symphony, built on striking contrasts between music at times unremittingly bleak and at others brutally intense, this recording won in the symphonic category of the inaugural International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) in 2011.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England, on 6th and 7th April, 2009 Producer and editor: Andrew Walton (K&A Productions Ltd.) Engineer: Phil Rowlands Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd. Booklet notes: Richard Whitehouse Cover photograph: Shostakovich working on the Eighth Symphony, 1943, by N.V. Shostakovich (courtesy of the DSCH Archive, Moscow)
Recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England, on 6th and 7th April, 2009 Producer and editor: Andrew Walton (K&A Productions Ltd.) Engineer: Phil Rowlands Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd. Booklet notes: Richard Whitehouse Cover photograph: Shostakovich working on the Eighth Symphony, 1943, by N.V. Shostakovich (courtesy of the DSCH Archive, Moscow)
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.81 -1.37 to -0.67 | -25.14 -29.69 to -23.20 | -18.14 -20.30 to -17.10 | 15 13 to 19 | |
| 1 | I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo | -0.69 | -24.61 | -17.7 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Allegretto | -1.37 | -23.20 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Allegro non troppo - | -0.68 | -23.68 | -20.3 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Largo - | -0.67 | -29.69 | -17.1 | 19 |
| 5 | V. Allegretto | -0.67 | -24.55 | -17.1 | 14 |