Symphony No. 15 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Information about Symphony No. 15 by Dmitri Shostakovich, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1971, and is in the key of A major. It consists of four movements lasting a total of approximately 45 minutes.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Wigglesworth (BIS BIS-1643)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, 2012, 2014.
BIS BIS-1643
Coupled with Symphony No. 1
Petrenko (Naxos 8.572708)
Petrenko provides outstanding interpretations of two of Shostakovich's less popular symphonies.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko, 2010, 2011.
Naxos 8.572708
Coupled with Symphony No. 2 (To October)
López-Cobos (Telarc CD80572)
An excellent recording of these works.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jésus López-Cobos.
Telarc CD80572
Coupled with Symphony No. 1