Today is the First of May: here then is Shostakovich’s Symphony No.3, which is pertinently nicknamed, as heard from Kirill Kondrashin’s Melodiya recording.

May 1, 2021 | Videos | 1 comment

Moscow-born Kirill Kondrashin (1914-81)

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  1. EDWARD CLARK
    EDWARD CLARK on May 1, 2021 at 5:53 pm

    Kondrashin’s Symphony cycle is the best available of a good choice. Start with No 4 and hear for yourself . His Mahler cycle is also excellent if a little on the fast side. It is not widely known outside of Russia I think.
    He always thought Finns took Sibelius too slowly and his speeds in symphonies 3 and 5 go like the wind. Exhilarating yes, plausible no I think
    A truly excellent conductor particularly in Rachmaninov.

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