If you want a testimony to what it was we lost when Mariss Jansons died, listen to this disc. In big symphonic works Jansons always had a flair for bringing out both the long singing line and the key details, but this is exceptional…What I’m left with is a sense of wonder, and even a kind of joy at the way both Shostakovich and Jansons are able to express and contain such dark, troubling emotions.

Without matching the savagery of Mravinsky in the Scherzo. Jansons gives a powerful reading where his ability to balance chords and coax impressive execution are brought to the fore. He has the measure of the Shostakovich 10th in every respect but especially in gorgeousness of execution, not that everyone will consider this a prime virtue.

I place this compelling live account of the Tenth from Jansons up there with the finest recordings. Janson’s Bavaria players are on splendid form, displaying their qualities of character and controlled power combined with precision and unity. It is hard to fault the effectiveness of the numerous solo sections

Works

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Conductors

• Jansons, Mariss

Groups & Artists

• Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks