by Dmitri Shostakovich, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra · Le Chant Du Monde/Praga · CD · EAN 0794881605323
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«Symphony No. 4, Op. 43 / Two Pieces from Scarlatti, Op. 17» is the album by Dmitri Shostakovich, released in 2000 by Le Chant Du Monde/Praga on CD.
The CD presents Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43, one of Shostakovich's symphonic scores of the 20th century, alongside the Two Pieces from Scarlatti, Op. 17, performed in a version for wind section. Both works showcase the Russian composer's orchestral writing in a single program, with the full orchestra set against a smaller ensemble.
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra; the wind section of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra performs the Scarlatti pieces.
A reference for fans of classical music and 20th-century orchestral symphony.
