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Dmitri Shostakovich considered one of the happiest
days of his life the day when his First Symphony was premiered. It was
written in 1925 when the 18-year-old composer graduated from the Leningrad
Conservatory. The Symphony was performed by an orchestra conducted by Nikolai
Malko at the Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic which is today named
after D. Shostakovich. The young composer’s work enjoyed a tremendous success.
D. Shostakovich
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The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Third Symphony "The
First of May" in 1929. The Symphony is an orchestral composition in
one movement with a final choral section to the words by S. Kirsanov.
The Third Symphony was premiered in Leningrad January
21, 1930. Interpreting Shostakovich’s Third Symphony Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
emphasizes its large scale, festival imagery, and stereophonic features
of the scope. The novelty of the interpretation and high level of digital
recording enable the listener to hear for the first time and appreciate
the original symphonic opus of young Shostakovich.
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, USSR People’s Artist, Lenin
Prize winner, is an outstanding musician of today. Since 1982 he is a principal
conductor and artistic director of the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony
Orchestra. An artist of universal ideas and wide artistic interests, Rozhdestvensky
pays tribute to the art of the 20th
century and mostly music of Russian composers, works with his contemporaries
from the very beginning of his career.
On Rozhdestvensky’s initiative all Shostakovich’s 15
symphonies are being recorded by the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony
Orchestra.
(1906 – 1975)
Symphony No. 1
In F minor, Op. 10
IV. Lento. Allegro molto. Largo. Presto – 9:49
Words by S. Kirsanov
The Yurlov Russian Choir (2)
Artistic Director, Stanislav Gusev
Chief Choir Master, Rosalia Pergudova
Conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky