SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Orchestral Songs / Vocal Symphonic Music (Cologne Radio Chorus and Symphony, M. Jurowski) (4-CD Box Set)

Dmitri Shostakovich is well-known for his symphonies and chamber music; also for the popular suites and, to some extent, his film scores. Largely unknown, however, are his orchestral songs, of which only the cycle From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 has gained some wider popularity. These little-known gems are brought together here in authoritative interpretations under Michail Jurowski and the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, an ensemble that developed a rich Shostakovich tradition under conductors Semyon Bychkov and Rudolf Barshai. The substantial set of works on the programme includes the Six Romances on words by Japanese poets Op. 21 for tenor and orchestra and the Suite on Verses by Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145a for bass and orchestra.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Dolmatovsky, Yevgeni - Lyricist
Cologne Radio Children's Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
1Nad Rodinoj nashej solnce sijaet (The Sun Shines over our Motherland), Op. 9014:12
Cologne Radio Children's Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Shostakovich, Dmitry - Lyricist
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (baritone)
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
2I. Overture02:08
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
3II. Kawaljow's Aria03:35
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (baritone)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
4III. Intermezzo03:32
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
5IV. Intermezzo06:31
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
6V. Iwan's Song01:40
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
7VI. Kowaljow's Monologue05:59
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (baritone)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
8VII. Galop02:06
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Dolmatovsky, Yevgeni - Lyricist
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Chorus, male section (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Children's Chorus (Choir)
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
9No. 1. Kogda okonchilas' vojna (When the War was over) (Bass, Chorus)04:54
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Chorus, male section (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
10No. 2. Odenem Rodinu v lesa (Let us clothe our country with woodland) (Chorus)02:57
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
11No. 3. Vospominanie o proshlom (Remembrance of Things Past) (Bass, Chorus)06:27
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
12No. 4. Pionery sazhajut lesa (Pioneers olant the forest) (Chorus)01:56
Cologne Radio Children's Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
13No. 5. Komsomol'cy vyxodyat vpered (The Young Communist Leaguers advance) (Chorus)03:38
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
14No. 6. Budushhaya progulka (Future Stroll) (Tenor, Chorus)06:20
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
15No. 7. Slava (Glory) (Tenor, Bass, Chorus)09:47
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Disc 2
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich - Lyricist
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
1The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op. 11927:17
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
2I. Allegretto (entr'acte between scenes 1 and 2)02:30
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
3II. Allegro con brio (entr'acte between scenes 2 and 3)02:09
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
4III. Largo (entr'acte between scenes 4 and 5)09:29
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
5IV. Allegretto (entr'acte between scenes 6 and 7)01:39
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
6V. Presto (entr'acte between scenes 7 and 8)02:12
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Krylov, Ivan - Lyricist
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (mezzo-soprano)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
7No. 1. The Dragon-Fly and the Ant02:52
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (mezzo-soprano)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
8No. 2. The Donkey and the Nightingale04:20
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (mezzo-soprano)
Cologne Radio Chorus (Choir)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Disc 3
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Efros, Abram - Lyricist
Buonarroti, Michelangelo - Lyricist
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
1I. Istina (Truth)04:20
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
2II. Utro (Morning)02:32
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
3III. L'ubov' (Love)03:49
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
4IV. Razluka (Separation)02:47
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
5V. Gnev (Wrath)01:41
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
6VI. Dante - VII. Izgnanniku (To the Exiled)07:52
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
7VIII. Tvorchestvo (Artistry)02:36
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
8IX. Noch (Night)03:41
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
9X. Smert' (Death)04:49
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
10XI. Bessmertie (Eternity)03:23
Kotscherga, Anatoli (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Prince Otsu - Lyricist
Brandt, A. - Lyricist
Preys, Alexander - Lyricist
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
11No. 1. Love02:45
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
12No. 2. Before the Suicide01:35
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
13No. 3. An Immodest Glance00:54
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
14No. 4. The First and the Last Time03:21
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
15No. 5. Hopeless Love02:18
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
16No. 6. Death02:26
Kasatschuk, Wladimir (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Pushkin, Alexander - Lyricist
Babykin, Anatolji (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
17No. 1. Renaissance01:51
Babykin, Anatolji (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
18No. 2. Weeping Bitterly, a Jealous Maid Reproached a Young Man01:24
Babykin, Anatolji (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
19No. 3. Anticipation03:04
Babykin, Anatolji (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Disc 4
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Traditional - Lyricist
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Mischenkin, Arkadi (tenor)
1No. 1. Plach ob umershem mladentse (The Lament for the Dead Child)02:38
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
2No. 2. Zabotlivye mama i tyotya (The Thoughtful Mother and Aunt)01:48
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
3No. 3. Kolybal'naya (Lullaby)03:07
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
4No. 4. Pered dolgoy razlukoy (Before a Long Parting)02:30
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Mischenkin, Arkadi (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
5No. 5. Predosterezheniye (A Warning)01:06
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
6No. 6. Broshenniy otets (The Abandoned Father)01:54
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Mischenkin, Arkadi (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
7No. 7. Pesnya o nuzhde (The Song of Misery)01:16
Mischenkin, Arkadi (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
8No. 8. Zima (Winter)03:09
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Mischenkin, Arkadi (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
9No. 9. Khoroshaya zhisn' (A Good Life)01:46
Mischenkin, Arkadi (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
10No. 10. Pesnya devushki (The Young Girl's Song)02:28
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
11No. 11. Schastye (Happiness)01:21
Fomina, Nina (soprano)
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Mischenkin, Arkadi (tenor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Tsvetayeva, Marina - Lyricist
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
12No. 1. My Verses03:15
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
13No. 2. Otkuda takaja nezhnost (Whence Comes Such Tenderness?)03:29
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
14No. 3. Dialogue between Hamlet and His Conscience02:23
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
15No. 4. The Poet and The Czar01:28
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
16No. 5. Net, bil baraban… (No, the Drum was Beating)02:42
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
17No. 6. To Anna Akhmatova05:32
Sinjawskaja, Tamara (alto)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
Shostakovich, Dmitry
Traditional - Lyricist
Raleigh, Walter - Lyricist
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Burns, Robert - Lyricist
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
18No. 1. Sir Walter Raleigh To His Sonne04:21
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
19No. 2. Oh Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast02:53
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
20No. 3. Macpherson's Farewell02:12
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
21No. 4. Jenny01:29
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
22No. 5. Sonnet No. 66 by W. Shakespeare03:03
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)
23No. 6. The King's Campaign00:52
Sulejmanow, Stanislaw (bass)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jurowski, Michail (Conductor)

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