Andris Nelsons
Symphony No. 2 in B major op. 14 “To October”
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 20 “1st of May”
Symphony No. 12 in D minor op. 112 “The Year 1917”
Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor op. 113 “Babi Yar”
Matthias Goerne · James Burton · Erica J. Walshburn
Tanglewood Festival Chorus · New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons
In this final instalment of their acclaimed Shostakovich cycle, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra explore the composer’s shifting identity and political convictions under the Soviet regime, tracing with the four symphonies on this album a 35-year span in his creative and personal evolution: from youthful idealism to mature disillusionment and resignation. The album is out today in all formats.