Shostakovich: Symphony No 13 / Pärt: De Profundis
CHSA 5335 (Chandos Records, SACD)
Mulit-channel/Stereo
FIRST RELEASE (17 May 2024)
Playing time: 69'31"
Tracks: 6
Booklet pages: 38
℗ 2024 Chandos Records Ltd
© 2024 Chandos Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Geoff Pearce
Review of Shostakovich: Symphony No 13 / Pärt: De Profundis published on 17 April 2024
Albert Dohmen, bass-baritone (tracks 2-6)
Estonian National Male Choir
Mikk Üleoja, artistic director
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Zoë Beyers, leader
John Storgårds, conductor
Arvo Pärt:
1 De Profundis (Psalm 130) (2008)
Dmitri Shostakovich:
Symphony No 13, Op 113 'Babi Yar' (1962)
2 Babiy Yar
3 Humour
4 In the Store
5 Fears
6 Career
John Storgårds' acclaimed series of Shostakovich symphonies continues with this recording of Symphony No 13, Babiy Yar. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by the bass-baritone Albert Dohmen and the Estonian National Male Choir, who also feature in the orchestral version of Arvo Pärt's De profundis.
Recorded on 19 and 20 May 2023 in MediaCityUK, Salford, Manchester, UK.