Shostakovich - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Symphony No.5

Shostakovich - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Symphony No.5

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Shostakovich - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Symphony No.5

Shostakovich - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Symphony No.5

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Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Vladimir Ashkenazy

A powerful and deeply expressive reading of one of the 20th century’s most significant symphonies, this performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 is led by Vladimir Ashkenazy with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, balancing intensity, restraint, and emotional ambiguity.

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Fifth Symphony in 1937, at a time of intense political pressure in the Soviet Union. Officially framed as a “response to just criticism,” the work has long been understood as a complex and layered statement - at once outwardly triumphant and inwardly conflicted.

Ashkenazy’s interpretation brings out this duality with clarity. The opening Moderato unfolds with tense restraint, gradually building emotional weight, while the Allegretto introduces biting irony and rhythmic sharpness. The slow movement, Largo, is the emotional core of the symphony - sombre, expansive, and deeply reflective. The finale, marked Allegro non troppo, is often interpreted as triumphant, yet in performances like this one, its brilliance carries a sense of ambiguity beneath the surface.

The included Fragments add a reflective coda-like extension, offering brief but evocative glimpses of the symphony’s emotional landscape.

This is a performance that highlights not just the grandeur of the work, but its psychological depth - carefully shaped, intense, and haunting in its restraint.

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
1 – Moderato
2 – Allegretto
3 – Largo
4 – Allegro non troppo

Fragments
5 – Moderato
6 – Andante
7 – Largo
8 – Moderato
9 – Allegretto

CD Details

Label Decca Records
Catalogue Number 421 120-2
Year of Release 1988
Country of Pressing Europe
Decade 1980's
Media Condition NM
Sleeve Condition VG+
Format Notes CD

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