Credits:

Alain Altinoglu

Description:

[Altinoglu & Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2]Symphony No. 8 is the latest addition to the complete set of Shostakovich symphonies being recorded by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the musical direction of Alan Altinoglu since 2021. The composer himself is said to have remarked, Essentially, I have only two symphonies: No. 4 and No. 8. This masterpiece features a seamless dramatic structure, from the unfolding of profound terror in the first movement and the heart-wrenching passacaglia to the redemptive empathy that emerges at the very end. Often described as far more complex and biting than the Fifth or Seventh, this work is said to depict, in multiple layers, the tragedy of humans being mechanized like puppetswith their individuality lostas well as the theme of martyrdom; it is a work in which, even amidst the terror, a deep human c