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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Symphony N°3 A-Moll, Op. 15 - 1. Non Troppo Vivo, Vigoroso
2 Symphony N°3 A-Moll, Op. 15 - 2. Deciso
3 Symphony-Suite, A-Moll, Op. 56 - 1. Lento
4 Symphony-Suite, A-Moll, Op. 56 - 2. Andante. Molto Sostenuto
5 Symphony-Suite, A-Moll, Op. 56 - 3. Allegretto. Vivace
6 Symphony N°25, Des-Dur, Op. 69 - 3. a Metro Impetuso

Disc: 2

1 Symphony N°10, F-Moll, Op. 30 - 1. Un Poco Sostenuto
2 Symphony N°11, B-Moll, Op. 34 - 1. Lento
3 Symphony N°11, B-Moll, Op. 34 - 2. Andante
4 Symphony N°11, B-Moll, Op. 34 - 3. Precipitato
5 Symphony N°19, Es-Dur, Op. 46 - 1. Maestoso
6 Symphony N°19, Es-Dur, Op. 46 - 2. Moderato
7 Symphony N°19, Es-Dur, Op. 46 - 3. Andante Serioso
8 Symphony N°19, Es-Dur, Op. 46 - 4. Poco Maestoso

Disc: 3

1 Symphony N°9, E-Moll, Op. 28 - 1. Andante Sostenuto
2 Symphony N°9, E-Moll, Op. 28 - 2. Presto
3 Symphony N°9, E-Moll, Op. 28 - 3. Lento Molto
4 Symphony N°9, E-Moll, Op. 28 - 4. Allegro Con Grazia
5 Symphony N°14, C-Dur, Op. 37 - 1. Allegro Giocoso
6 Symphony N°14, C-Dur, Op. 37 - 2. Andantino, Quasi Allegretto
7 Symphony N°14, C-Dur, Op. 37 - 3. Quasi Presto
8 Symphony N°14, C-Dur, Op. 37 - 4. Andante Sostenuto
9 Symphony N°14, C-Dur, Op. 37 - 5. Allegro Con Fuoco

Disc: 4

1 Symphony N°7, H-Moll, Op. 24 - 1. Andante Sostenuto, Calmo
2 Symphony N°7, H-Moll, Op. 24 - 2. Andante
3 Symphony N°8, A-Dur, Op. 26 - 1. Andante
4 Symphony N°8, A-Dur, Op. 26 - 2. Allegro Risoluto E Con Spirito
5 Symphony N°8, A-Dur, Op. 26 - 3. Adagio
6 Symphony N°8, A-Dur, Op. 26 - 4. Allegro Da Siso

Disc: 5

1 Symphony N°5, D-Dur, Op. 18 - 1. Allegretto Amabile
2 Symphony N°5, D-Dur, Op. 18 - 2. Lento (Quasi Andante)
3 Symphony N°5, D-Dur, Op. 18 - 3. Allegro Burlando
4 Symphony N°5, D-Dur, Op. 18 - 4. Allegro Risoluto E Con Brio
5 Symphony N°12, G-Moll, Op. 35 - 1. Andante
6 Symphony N°12, G-Moll, Op. 35 - 2. Presto Agitato
7 Symphony N°12, G-Moll, Op. 35 - 3. Allegro Festivo E Maestoso

Disc: 6

1 Symphony N°4, E-Moll, Op. 17 - 1. Andante, Mesto Con Sentimento
2 Symphony N°4, E-Moll, Op. 17 - 2. Largo, Freddo E Senza Espressione
3 Symphony N°4, E-Moll, Op. 17 - 3. Allegro Energico E Marcato
4 Symphony N°15, D-Moll, Op. 38 - 1. Andante. Allegro Appassionnato
5 Symphony N°15, D-Moll, Op. 38 - 2. Moderato Assaã-
6 Symphony N°15, D-Moll, Op. 38 - 3. Allegro Molto, Ma Con Garbo
7 Symphony N°15, D-Moll, Op. 38 - 4. Poco Pesante. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Disc: 7

1 Symphony N°17 Gis-Moll, Op. 41 - 1. Lento. Allegro Molto Agitato
2 Symphony N°17 Gis-Moll, Op. 41 - 2. Lento. Assaã-
3 Symphony N°17 Gis-Moll, Op. 41 - 3. Allegro Poco Vivace
4 Symphony N°17 Gis-Moll, Op. 41 - 4. Andante
5 Symphony N°20, E-Dur, Op. 50 - 1. Allegro Con Spirito
6 Symphony N°20, E-Dur, Op. 50 - 2. Adagio
7 Symphony N°20, E-Dur, Op. 50 - 3. Allegro Inquietto

Disc: 8

1 Symphony-Ballad N°22, H-Moll, Op. 54 - 1. Lento. Allegro Non Troppo - Andante Con Duolo - Allegro Energico, Ma Non Tropp
2 Symphony N°26, C-Dur, Op. 79 - 1. Andante Sostenuto
3 Symphony N°26, C-Dur, Op. 79 - 2. Andante Quasi Lento
4 Symphony N°26, C-Dur, Op. 79 - 3. Adagio

Disc: 9

1 Symphony N°24, F-Moll, Op. 63 - 1. Allegro Deziso
2 Symphony N°24, F-Moll, Op. 63 - 2. Molto Sostenuto
3 Symphony N°24, F-Moll, Op. 63 - 3. Allegro Appassionnato
4 Symphony N°27, C-Moll, Op. 85 - 1. Adagio. Allegro Molto Agitato
5 Symphony N°27, C-Moll, Op. 85 - 2. Adagio
6 Symphony N°27, C-Moll, Op. 85 - 3. Presto Ma Non Troppo

Disc: 10

1 Symphony N°16, F-Dur, Op. 39 - 1. Allegro Vivace
2 Symphony N°16, F-Dur, Op. 39 - 2. Andante E Semplice (Quasi Allegretto)
3 Symphony N°16, F-Dur, Op. 39 - 3. Sostenuto
4 Symphony N°16, F-Dur, Op. 39 - 4. Tempo Precedento
5 Symphonie N°8, C-Dur, Op. 42 - 1. Allegro Risoluto
6 Symphonie N°8, C-Dur, Op. 42 - 2. Lento, Ma Non Troppo. Andante
7 Symphonie N°8, C-Dur, Op. 42 - 3. Allegro Giocoso
8 Hulpigung's Overture, C-Dur, Op. 4 - Allegro Con Brio E Maestoso

Disc: 11

1 Symphony N°2, C-Moll, Op. 11 - 1. Allegro
2 Symphony N°2, C-Moll, Op. 11 - 2. Molto Sostenuto Allegro Con Fuoco
3 Symphony N°13, B-Moll, Op. 36 - 1. Andante Moderato
4 Slav Rhapsody, D-Moll, Op. 71 - Adagio

Disc: 12

1 Symphony N°6, Es-Moll, Op. 23 - 1. Poco Largamente Ma Allegro
2 Symphony N°6, Es-Moll, Op. 23 - 2. Presto Tenebroso
3 Symphony N°6, Es-Moll, Op. 23 - 3. Andante Appasionnato
4 Symphony N°6, Es-Moll, Op. 23 - 4. Allegro Molto Vivace
5 Pathetic Overture, C-Moll, Op. 76

Disc: 13

1 Symphony N°21, F-Moll, Op. 51 - 1. Andante Sostenuto
2 Sinfonietta, A-Dur, Op. 10 - 1. Allegro
3 Sinfonietta, A-Dur, Op. 10 - 2. Andante
4 Sinfonietta, A-Dur, Op. 10 - 3. Presto
5 Silence, F-Moll, Op. 9
6 Serenade N°1, Op. 32 - 1. Allegro Marcato
7 Serenade N°1, Op. 32 - 2. Andante
8 Serenade N°1, Op. 32 - 3. Allegro Vivo

Disc: 14

1 Sinfonietta, A-Dur, Op. 32, N°2 - 1. Allegro, Pesante E Seriose
2 Sinfonietta, A-Dur, Op. 32, N°2 - 2. Andante (Tema)
3 Sinfonietta, A-Dur, Op. 32, N°2 - 3. Presto
4 Sinfonietta, A-Moll, Op. 68, N°2 - 1. Allegro Molto
5 Sinfonietta, A-Moll, Op. 68, N°2 - 2. Andantino Grazioso
6 Sinfonietta, A-Moll, Op. 68, N°2 - 3. Andante E Levato
7 Sinfonietta, A-Moll, Op. 68, N°2 - 4. Allegro Con Fuoco
8 Concertino Lirico, G-Dur, Op. 32, N°3 - 1. Allegretto
9 Concertino Lirico, G-Dur, Op. 32, N°3 - 2. Andante Monotone
10 Concertino Lirico, G-Dur, Op. 32, N°3 - 3. Allegro Giocoso

Disc: 15

1 Links, Op. 65 - 1. Largo Pesante
2 Links, Op. 65 - 2. Allegretto Grazioso
3 Links, Op. 65 - 3. Andante Non Tanto
4 Links, Op. 65 - 4. Larghetto E Rubato
5 Links, Op. 65 - 5. Andante Cantabile
6 Links, Op. 65 - 6. Allegro Non Troppo
7 Divertissement, Op. 80 - 1. Allegro Non Troppo
8 Divertissement, Op. 80 - 2. Adagio
9 Divertissement, Op. 80 - 3. Presto
10 Alastor, C-Moll, Poeme D'apres Shelley, Op. 14 - Lento, Quasi Andante

Editorial Reviews

Svetlanov possessed the grace and fervor of the rare giants of the conducting world. With the Russian Federation Academic Symphony Orchestra (formerly the USSR State Symphony Orchestra) as well as other orchestras such as the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the
Orchestre National de France he restored poignant urgency to the symphonies of Mahler and Tchaikovsky. He sparked the magic of Russian opera with his interpretations of
Rimsky-Korsakov' s The Golden Cockerel and The Maid of Pskov at the Bolshoi. He
embodied Russian tradition, especially in the readings of Miaskovsky' s Symphonies. As
with Soviet-era Prokofiev, only more so, Myaskovsky' s material is always melodic with a
self-effacing brand of eloquence.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Svetlanov undertook the formidable project of
recording the complete Miaskovsky orchestral music. The recordings were made in the
early 1990s in a partnership between Svetlanov and the UK's Olympia Records and met
with unanimous critical acclaim. In 2007, Warner France obtained these rare recordings
(35 Svetlanov sets in all) so that the world could share the stunning power and insight
of a remarkable musician.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.24 x 5.24 x 1.89 inches; 1.01 Pounds
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ RHINO WARNER CLASSICS
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ ADD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 28, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ RHINO WARNER CLASSICS
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000XCTD5S
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars A listening guide to this large set
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016
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Enough wonderful things have already been said of Myaskovsky, that I can add little more. Hopefully, this set will not only create a revival of interest in Myaskovsky (I was new to his music but now an ethusiast!) but also much of the Soviet era music of the 1920s to 1950s, Myaskovsky's peers and students. The Northern Flowers series, "Wartime Music" will also hopefully spark some interest.

It took me over two years to feel like I have really digested this set. When I approached it, knowing nothing of Myaskovsky, I was hoping for colorful, melodic, orchestral music that prolonged the romantic era into the 20th century. To this interest, Myaskovsky offers a mixed response. It may seem counter-intuitive, but his most accessible symphonies, I find, are the later ones. Specifically, it seems like his style upon the 16th really, really blossomed. The 14th and 15th show a style transition from the 13th and prior, which can be harsh at times, wistful and rueful at others, lush at its best, disjointed and banging around with somewhat brutish motifs at its worst.

If one word describes Myaskovsky, it's: melancholy. Not always, but more often than not.

The 16th symphony is epic, melodic, and triumphant, and it commemorates flight. Then the 17th is probably Myaskovsky's most celebrated work, although I've read elsewhere that the most celebrated is the 6th, 19th (popular for wind ensembles), 21st, 25th, and 27th--with so many symphonies, which is really the most celebrated? As one moves into the 21st symphony and on, the music has almost a fantasy-world overtone to it, not unlike what Rimsky-Korsakov would have written in the 20th century.

The liner notes in this set are near nonexistent, although the single CDs on other labels like Olypmia have much more thorough descriptions of the pieces (of the same performances as here).

Now, there is an error in the program list. On CD 11, what is listed as "Symphony 8" is actually Symphony 18. Additionally, you may notice the absence of a Symphony 23; this is actually the Symphony Suite on CD 10. The Northern Flowers recording of Symphony 23 is labeled as such.

My recommendation, if you are new to Myaskovsky, is to first digest the symphonies 16 through 27, first the numbers 16, 17, 22, and 25. Then 23, 24, and 26, then the rest of the latter symphonies. These alone make the set well worth the value. Treat them like a special set and ignore the rest until you have grown to like them across repeat listenings.

Later on, listen to the 14th and 15th, then focus on the early symphonies, two and five through eight. The sixth is the longest and written around the time of World War I, with an optional chorus in the last movement. These have moments and movements that are gems, although I have difficulty with them in their entirities.

If you have not gotten enough of this composer, the rest of the symphonies are at your disposal. You also can get duplicate recordings:
On Naxos: 22, 23, 24, 25
On Northern Flowers: 22, 23, 24, 25
On Chandos: 6, 27
EMG (re-releases): 15, 26
Olympia: 5, 11, 21, 27

Marco Polo has nearly all of the first half of the symphonies.

Also, do not miss the Cello Concerto if you find yourself liking Myaskovsky

Here, Recording quality and remastering is mixed. I've enjoyed the various other recordings, most of which are different enough to merit buying if you really get acquainted with the symphonies.

I also enjoy Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg's symphonies for many of the same attributes of Myaskovsky's later symphonies: lyricism, folksy, lush, heavily orchestrated, climatic... Finally, consider some Myaskovsky contemporaries, including Mosolov's Symphony in E major and Popov's symphonies, especially the 5th and 6th.
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Transfigured Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars A Major Russian Symphonist
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2009
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I have been enjoying this set for many weeks now off and on. Nikolai Myaskovsky (or Miaskovsky) is sometimes referred to as "the father of the Russian symphony," although I think that label is quite misleading as there have been many great Russian symphonists before Myaskovsky (most importantly Tchaikovsky who was born in 1840 and Myaskovsky in 1881). Anyway, Myaskovsky's symphonies can be seen as a precursor to Shostakovich and Prokofiev, but he wrote more in a late-Romantic style whereas Prokofiev and Shostakovich were Modernists.

I'm not going to discuss the history of this particular set nor am I going to discuss the liner note problem. I think that has been covered in the other reviews. More than anything, I think Myaskovsky deserves more attention. It's nothing less than astonishing that Evgeny Svetlanov and his Russian forces have completed the entire cycle of Myaskovsky's 27 symphonies. That is, in itself, enough reason to be grateful for this set.

The performances are quite good from Russian Federation Symphony Orchestra. The audio quality is good, but not outstanding. Overall, I think Warner Classics did the best they could and I'm not sure how much improvement these are over the Olympia releases, but I imagine they're better since Warner is a much larger label with great remastering capabilities. I would rank the conducting very highly. It was always Svetlanov's motto that the orchestra should "play as if their lives depended on it." This sums up this box set. It's firey, it's passionate, it will probably be the only Myaskovsky symphony set we will ever hear.

Outside of these recordings, there's not a whole lot of competition:  Nikolay Myaskovsky: Symphonies Nos. 24 & 25 , Symphony 27 / Cello Concerto , and  Miaskovsky: Symphony 6 . That's it! Like I said, not much competition.

Overall, I think you will find much enjoyment here, I especially like Myaskovsky's last symphonies, especially the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th. This is a remarkable achievement. Highly recommended.

Here are the contents of this box since nobody else has provided them:

Symphony No 1, c-moll, op. 3
Symphony No 25, Des-dur, op. 69
Symphony No 10, f-moll, op. 30
Symphony No 11, b-moll, op. 34
Symphony No 19, es-dur, op. 46
Symphony No 9, e-moll, op. 28
Symphony No 14, C-dur, op. 37
Symphony No 7, h-moll, op. 24
Symphony No 8, A-dur, op. 26
Symphony No 5, D-dur, op.18
Symphony No 12, g-moll, op. 35
Symphony No 4, e-moll, op. 17
Symphony No 15, d-moll, op. 38
Symphony No 17, gis-moll, op. 41
Symphony No 20, E-dur, op. 50
Symphony No 22, h-moll, op. 54
Symphony No 26
Symphony No 24, f-moll, op. 63
Symphony No 27, c-moll, op. 85
Symphony No 3, a-moll, op. 15
Symphony-suite, a-moll, op. 56
Symphony No 16, F-Dur, op. 39
Symphony No 8, C-dur, op. 42
Hulpigung's Overture, C-dur, op. 48
Symphony No 2, cis-moll, op. 11
Symphony No 13, b-moll, op. 36
Slav rhapsody, d-moll, op. 71
Symphony No 6, es-moll, op. 23
Pathetic Overture, c-moll, op. 76
Symphony No 21, fis-moll, op. 51
Sinfonietta, A-dur, op. 10
Silence, f-moll, op. 9
Serenade No 1, op. 32
Sinfonietta, a-dur, op. 32 No 2
Sinfonietta, a-moll, op. 68 No 2
Concertino lirico, G-dur, op. 32 No 3
Links, op. 65
Divertissement, op. 80
Alastor, c-moll, op. 14
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Gilgamesh
4.0 out of 5 stars Miaskovsky
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2011
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Anyone wishing to collect the symphonies of Nikolai Miaskovsky will have been frustrated by the false starts in issuing them all, first by Olympia then Alto. Here you can have the complete series, conducted by Svetlanov, in one attrctively boxed set of 16 disks. With a few of the works the sound and performances have not been rated top quality but then Miaskovsky is not a composer on everyone's 'must have' list so in most cases there are probably no alternatives. The main disadvantage is, of necessity, a lack of full notes. To analyse all 27 symphonies and several more orchestral works would require a booklet almost as thick as the 16 CDs. I guess reviews are obtainable from one or more sites on the internet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Música de gran valor y pequeña o nula recepción
Reviewed in Spain on April 13, 2023
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La música de Myaskovsky es toda una epopeya, en una verdadera encrucijada, tanto para la evolucion musical entre fines del siglo XIX y mediados del XX, como para la más amplia de la historia de Rusia, de Europa y del mundo en general. Lo que he escuchado hasta ahora me hace redoblar aún más mis ganas de seguir descubriendo estas músicas. Es heroico el empeño de los musicos rusos, y en este caso me refiero también a Svetlanov y su orquesta. Quizás es una muestra del enorme empeño y coraje de los rusos, aunque las noticas dadas en el mundo occidental de un año a esta parte digan, por cada parte de verdad, 100 partes de tergiversación.
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Jean-Louis Bigotte
5.0 out of 5 stars Une intégrale indispensable
Reviewed in France on February 3, 2023
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Intégrale indispensable pour qui veut connaître ce compositeur russe fécond : 27 symphonies !
Prise de son correcte, à la russe (réverbération du son et trompettes spécifiques).
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閑人
5.0 out of 5 stars まずSVETLANOVの指揮がいい
Reviewed in Japan on October 11, 2023
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SCRIBENSUMからの20CDセットTHE ART OF SVETLANOVを聴いてこの指揮者
が好きになり同指揮者のこのセットを購入したのだが、期待通りの指揮と演奏で
で又交響曲作曲家としてのMIASKOVSKYの魅力を知ることにもなった。　この
作曲家は誰にもわかりやすい作品を心掛けていたようだが、それが顕著に感じら
れる派手な表現のものに関しては近代の大衆音楽を取り入れた他の作曲家のもの
よりも好感が持てるのだが、自分としては交響曲ではその意味では主流の地味とも
いえる作品の方に共感するところが大きい。　オーケストラの機能に関する理解は
僕に言わせればショスタコビッチより優れているように思えるのだが。
音質もバランスの良いもので聴きやすい。
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Graham Edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars Great cd box set .
Reviewed in Australia on July 24, 2020
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Arrived promptly in perfect condition.Thank you, Graham Edwards.
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Caliban
5.0 out of 5 stars Überraschend gut!
Reviewed in Germany on October 7, 2009
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Der Titel dieser Rezension mag hochmütig klingen; aber ich habe mir die CD-Box bei Amazon eher aus Neugier und mit erheblicher Skepsis gekauft: Miaskowsky war für mich ein typischer Vertreter des sozialistischen Realismus; ich dachte an bombastische Märsche und viel hohl tönendes Pathos. Damit ich nicht falsch verstanden werde: Dies gibt es durchaus auch in dieser Box, aber der Anteil solcher Entgleisungen überwiegt bei Weitem nicht. Wer nämlich gleich die erste CD mit der ersten Symphonie auflegt, ist zunächst angenehm überrascht. Das dreisätzige Werk steht erkennbar in der Wagner- und Brucknernachfolge und erinnert im musikalischen Gestus stark an Schönbergs Pelleas und Melisande. Der Vergleich liegt vor allem aufgrund der stark motivischen Arbeit in "verändernden Variationen" nahe, im Rahmen derer Bombastik oder Kitsch nicht vorkommen. Allerdings fehlt die Sinnlichkeit, die die Musik Rachmaninows, Medtners oder Skrjabins gelegentlich ausstrahlen. An ihre Stelle tritt eine düstere Schwere, die aber durch die Qualität der Erfindung und den künstlerische Anspruch für sich einnimmt. Auf derselben CD befindet sich schließlich auch die Symphonie Nr. 25 (von 27!!!), und man bemerkt: Beide Werke sind sich bis auf einige grellere Effekte erstaunlich ähnlich. An die Stelle der dunkel raunenden, sehr schwerblütigen Romantik tritt im Spätwerk eine romantisch-gelöste Heiterkeit. Ich würde den ersten Satz dieser Symphonie (Track 4 auf der ersten CD) jedem empfehlen, der sich einen Eindruck verschaffen möchte, wovon hier die Rede ist. Die Anlage des Satzes erinnert an ein Bruckner-Adagio; der musikalische Gestus selbst ist jedoch ganz individuell.

Sollte ich auf eine unbekannten Goldader gestoßen sein? Wohl nicht ganz. Zunächst stellt die Ausgabe unter editorischen Gesichtspunkten eine ziemliche Katastrophe dar: Die ganze Präsentation zielt auf die Persönlichkeit des Dirigenten, der Komponist kommt auf rund zwei Seiten (Bookletgröße) zur Sprache: Die Informationen sind spärlich und bleiben weit hinter dem zurück, was aus wikipedia zu erfahren ist. So tragen die Symphonien laut Text wohl Namen; im Inhaltsverzeichnis fehlen diese Namen. Ins Auge sprang sofort die Symphonie "Die Kolchose"; ich erwartete Schreckliches und wurde noch einmal angenehm durch ein in den ersten Sätzen zurückgenommenes Werk überrascht, das sich wiederum durch seriöse musikalische Thematik und motivische Arbeit auszeichnet; allerdings fehlen hier auch nicht grell-groteske Elemente. Im Wikipedia-Artikel wird die sechste Symphonie (es handelt sich um die längste) als das eigentliche musikalische Ereignis im Leben des Komponisten herausgestellt. Sie nun wieder entsprach genau den Vorurteilen, die ich vor der Anschaffung hatte: Grell-ironisch auftrumpfende, manchmal fast banal zu nennende Themen, die vor allem auf "Schauwerte" setzen. Hier dürfte es sich um eine Arbeit für Parteizwecke gehandelt haben, die den Hörer kräftig durchschüttelt. Bei weiterem Durchforsten der 16 CD (ich bin noch weit von einem endgültigen Überblick entfernt, denn hier sind noch symphonische Balladen, Symphoniettas usw. eingespielt) stellt man fest, dass Werke dieses Kalibers, aber auch innerliche schwerblütige und musikalisch wesentlich Gehaltvollere einander abwechseln, und dass sogar in einem Werk oft musikalisch Hochkarätiges neben offensichtlichen Banalitäten steht. Dies kennt mann (allerdings in bedeutend milderer Form) auch von den schwächeren Shostakowitsch-Werken.

Bedenkt man aber die Summe dieses Schaffens, so liegt hier eine Menge hochkarätiger spätromantisch bzw. expressionistischer Musik vor, die das Ohr des Hörers nicht beleidigt und die in Deutschland praktisch unbekannt ist. Wer den historischen Bruch der symphonischen Tradition nach Bruckner, Mahler und den Frühwerken Schönbergs (Verklärte Nacht, Pelleas) bedauert, kommt hier auf seine Kosten und hat viele Stunden Freude. Lassen Sie mich meine Bewertung nach meinem ersten Eindruck quantifizieren: Höchstens ein Drittel dieser Edition wird man musikalisch auf der Sollseite bilanzieren müssen; der Rest aber wiegt schwer und lohnt bei diesem Preis in jedem Fall die Anschaffung.
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