Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 - GIANANDREA NOSEDA / LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (HYBRID SACD)

[Noseda] has a firm handle on the depth and breadth of the symphony, chronicling his way through its empty wastes and bone-crushing upheavals of rolling percussion. The first movement’s long oration for solo cor anglais – Shostakovich’s instrument of choice for the desolate – is typical of the London Symphony Orchestra’s intense and deeply felt playing throughout. --GRAMOPHONE Symphony No 8 In C Minor (1:05:08) 1 I. Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo 25:34 2 II. Allegretto 6:35 3 III. Allegro Non Troppo 6:15 4 IV. Largo 10:43 5 V. Allegretto 16:01