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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 - Nielsen: Symphony No. 5

6/20/2025, 7 Tracks, 1:12:50

Featuring

  • Jascha Horenstein
  • Deryck Cooke
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Carl August Nielsen
  • Miscellaneous

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Performer Biography

In 1956, Jascha Horenstein learned William Walton's First Symphony completely on a 30-hour flight to South Africa to replace an indisposed conductor.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jascha Horenstein, the conductor on this album, was born in Kyiv in 1898, the 13th of 16 children.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Horenstein's musical studies in Vienna and Berlin included composition with Franz Schreker and violin with Adolf Busch.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 on this album was recorded live at the Albert Hall, Nottingham, in 1970 and broadcast by the BBC in 1971.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jascha Horenstein considered Arthur Nikisch and Wilhelm Furtwängler, two artistic giants he encountered in Berlin, to be his greatest conducting influences.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The two performances on this album, Shostakovich's First Symphony and Nielsen's Fifth Symphony, are live or broadcast recordings filling gaps in Horenstein's commercial discography.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Jascha Horenstein fled to Paris in March 1933 after being targeted by the Nazis for his 'un-German' programming choices at the Düsseldorf Opera.

Source: Booklet

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