Shostakovich Symphony No 8 album review – composer’s cry of despair in a remarkable and resonant new recording
Frankfurt Radio Symphony/Altinoglu (Alpha) Conductor Alain Altinoglu brings weight and purpose while the instrumental solos are piquant and precise. If the Leningrad was Shostakovich’s official response to the second world war, the Eighth Symphony…
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published3 h ago (Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:41 GMT)
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AuthorClive Paget