Credits:

Nikolai Alexeev

Description:

The Arnhem Philharmonics second installment of the Shostakovich series, conducted by Nikolai Alekseev!This recording of Symphony No. 5, along with Symphony No. 10 released in 2010, reveals a new side of the Arnhem Philharmonicone that is more powerful and dynamic than ever before, and steeped in Russian character. Alexeev currently serves as the second principal conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, following Temirkanov, and has faithfully inherited the interpretive approach to Symphony No. 5 established by Mravinsky in collaboration with Shostakovich himself. In this recording as well, he has provided the Arnhem Philharmonic with detailed instructions regarding traditional interpretive practices and string bowing techniques, resulting in a new interpretation that combines the traditional performance style cultivated in the former Leningrad with the modern, beautiful sound of a Weste