Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 20 “First of May” Symphony No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 135
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich,
Orchestra: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Soloist: Nelya Kravchenko, soprano, Vladimir Petrov, bass,
Conductor: Emil Tabakov,
Label: Gega New
CD Number: GD 387
Volume 8 in this ongoing Shostakovich series by Bulgarian label Gega New, highlights two of his lesser known symphonies. Number 3, premiered in 1930, profiles Labour Day and embodies a spirit of new social changes. By 1969 Shostakovich had much darker feelings. His 14th Symphony uses words by Federico Garcia Lorca, Guillaume Apollinaire, Wilhelm Kuchelbecker and Rainer Maria Rilke.
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 3, Op. 20 "First of May"
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