Symphony No. 10 in E minor

Dmitri Shostakovich

Recordings

Top Choice

Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic

1981 Digital recording

Gil's top choice; a 'very famous recording.' He finds the 'beautiful deep Berlin sound really, really works for this symphony... also a very dramatic performance.'

Also Worth Hearing

Frank Shipway / Royal Philharmonic

1995

'Not... as strong an overt dramatic impact... a little bit more held in check... more nuanced... stark and beautiful.'

Vasily Petrenko / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

2009

'More assertive... That Allegro, second movement Allegro, is amazing. It's so exciting and really thrilling.'

Dimitri Mitropoulos / New York Philharmonic

1954

'Really exciting... gripping and exciting.'

Evgeny Mravinsky / Leningrad Philharmonic

1954

Gil's 'desert island choice. It really goes for broke... flair for the dramatic... just milks it all.'