Work: Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43

John Storgårds, the BBC Philharmonic and Lawrence Power deliver soothing waves of sound in Miller's I cannot love without trembling and an intense, though occasionally overwhelming, performance of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony.

****1

A rollercoaster of a Shostakovich 4 from Rattle and the LSO

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David Karlin, 29 Feb

Rattle and a large-format LSO produce a Shostakovich 4 to remember, with exceptional sound quality from every musician.

*****

Bachtrack top ten: Dmitri Shostakovich

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Mark Pullinger, 25 Sep

Conformist or closet dissident? Dmitri Shostakovich had to adapt, chameleon-like, to the changing political climate in the Soviet Union, toeing the party line where necessary, but planting his music with coded messages.

Work: Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43

TokyoAndris Poga conducts Vasks and Shostakovich

SingaporeVasily Petrenko & Gautier Capuçon

ParisChicago Symphony Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä

Noseda and the NY Philharmonic play exhilarating Shostakovich Four

An evening of Miller and Shostakovich at the Proms

A rollercoaster of a Shostakovich 4 from Rattle and the LSO

Bachtrack top ten: Dmitri Shostakovich