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[Karl Henning]

Is this different from Jansons' box set of Shostakovich? I get confused partly because there are a lot of different orchestras in the box.

The performance of the symphony is the same;  my understanding is that the non-symphony "filler" from the original releases is completely lacking in the reissued symphonies set.  To my mind, perhaps the greatest loss there is Robert Lloyd's wonderful rendition of the Mussorgsky Songs & Dances of Death in Shostakovich's orchestration;  but I am now a sucker for the Waltz from the Jazz Suite № 2, as well (which is on this generously programmed CD of the Eleventh).

I think it is the same one, but the symphony box lacks all or most of the fillers the separate discs had.

Should have guessed that a neighbor would beat me to that! 

[Madiel]

Thanks. Well, worth knowing as his Shostakovich cycle is on my tentative shopping list. Now I'll have a look at the listings of the single discs.

[North Star]

The performance of the symphony is the same;  my understanding is that the non-symphony "filler" from the original releases is completely lacking in the reissued symphonies set.  To my mind, perhaps the greatest loss there is Robert Lloyd's wonderful rendition of the Mussorgsky Songs & Dances of Death in Shostakovich's orchestration;  but I am now a sucker for the Waltz from the Jazz Suite № 2, as well (which is on this generously programmed CD of the Eleventh).

Should have guessed that a neighbor would beat me to that! 

The Mussorgsky is indeed missing from the box, but the fillers accompanying S11 are included, as are two bits from the Gadfly suite with S4 and a recording of rehearsals together with S8.

[Karl Henning]

The Mussorgsky is indeed missing from the box, but the fillers accompanying S11 are included, as are two bits from the Gadfly suite with S4 and a recording of rehearsals together with S8.

Thanks!  The Gadfly numbers are from the original issue of the Fifteenth, I imagine . . . the piano concerto which is the rest of that CD (with Mikhail Rudy) must be available elsewhere.

[North Star]

Thanks!  The Gadfly numbers are from the original issue of the Fifteenth, I imagine . . . the piano concerto which is the rest of that CD (with Mikhail Rudy) must be available elsewhere.

Since 2003:
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And this:

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[Karl Henning]

I didn't know that the Mussorgsky/Shostakovich had been reissued!  That's a bit of good, anyway.

[North Star]

I didn't know that the Mussorgsky/Shostakovich had been reissued!  That's a bit of good, anyway.

Yes indeed. I will have to consider it at some point - and Solti & Aleksashkin.

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[Karl Henning]

Once again . . . a dangerous place . . . .

[North Star]

Beware of the НКВД post vans

[Todd]

[Karl Henning]

Yes, Viiginia, ragazze is Italian for babes 

[ritter]

And "Pavel Haas" means 3 guys and 1 girl? 

[Karl Henning]

You know . . . .

[André]

The 5 euros, 30cds set of RVW from EMI came in yesterday. I still need some sets (the Decca Boult symphonies) and individual issues, but it conveniently supersedes individual issues that will find a second shelf life in a used record store.

[Green Destiny]

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[TheGSMoeller]

Gramophone's recording of the month for June, I'm interested in hearing this disc myself.

[Brian]

And "Pavel Haas" means 3 guys and 1 girl? 

Guess that means the 2nd violinist has changed AGAIN; their first two 2nd violinists were women.

P.S. Ms. Violin and Mr. Cello are married.

[Mirror Image]

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I'm now waiting to see if my favorite Amazon MP seller (Classical Music Superstore) will get the other Oramo Nielsen recordings in-stock.

[Moonfish]

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[Ken B]

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Top notch stuff.