Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 - Britten: Russian Funeral

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

28 May 2021

Here is a digital premiere from the considerable Simon Rattle discographic legacy with the City of Birmingham Orchestra! It includes Shostakovich’s masterpiece, the Mahlerian Fourth Symphony, coupled with the very rarely recorded Russian Funeral by Benjamin Britten: a very

Here is a digital premiere from the considerable Simon Rattle discographic legacy with the City of Birmingham Orchestra! It includes Shostakovich’s masterpiece, the Mahlerian Fourth Symphony, coupled with the very rarely recorded Russian Funeral by Benjamin Britten: a very uncommon piece for brass-band composed in 1936 as an homage to those who fought against totalitarianism.

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