Shostakovich/ Pletnev - Symphonies 4 & 10 Format:CD making huge demands on the

making huge demands on the performers

this 3 CD set is an extraordinary collection of lullabies from Europa

slipping into spaces between the molecules which make up your physical body and then break it apart in preparation for rearrangement

" (Chicago Classical Review)

this connection is documented on the 2 CD set a BRIEF HISTORY

Shostakovich/ Pletnev - Symphonies 4 & 10 Format:CD making huge demands on theThe spirit of Gustav Mahler looms over the pages of Shostakovich's turbulent, sprawling and enigmatic Symphony No. 4, a work so uncompromising that for many years he suppressed it's performance, fearing public censure. Mixing bombast with banality, savagery with sarcasm, this baffling yet profound work is also one of his most startlingly original. It's paired with his ever popular Symphony No. 10, a brooding and lyrical masterpiece which is said to