LPO-0029
SCHUBERT SYMPHONY NO. 8 ‘UNFINISHED’ JANÁČEK GLAGOLITIC MASS
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LPO-0001
SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONIES NOS. 1 AND 5
Kurt Masur conductor Zdena Kloubová soprano, Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano, Pavol Breslick tenor, Gustáv Beláček bass, David Goode organ, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno
Kurt Masur conductor
After the tantalizing pregnancy of the ‘Unfinished’ symphony, Janáček’s declamatory Glagolitic Mass responds to Schubert’s open-endedness with a resounding sense of conclusion and assurance. Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall during the 2004 BBC Proms, these performances under the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor Kurt Masur capture both the atmosphere of the Proms season and the essence of the works. A BBC recording
Shostakovich’s Symphonies 1 and 5 stand as milestones in what is probably the most important symphonic canon of the 20th century. In live recordings Kurt Masur and the London Philharmonic Orchestra survey the First Symphony, which established the composer as a skilful symphonist, and the Fifth, which confirmed his status as one of the greatest artistic talents of his time.