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Shostakovich's Symphony No.8

The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Hannu Lintu in Shostakovich's shattering WW2 work - his Symphony No.8. Plus Schnittke's Viola Concerto with soloist Timothy Ridout.

The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Hannu Lintu in Shostakovich's shattering WW2 work - his Symphony No.8. Plus Schnittke's Viola Concerto with soloist Timothy Ridout.

Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London. Presented by Martin Handley.

Schnittke: Viola Concerto
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor

Timothy Ridout (viola)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu (conductor)

A gripping all-Russian programme from 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. It鈥檚 a bitter irony, but bad politics sometimes produce great art. Shostakovich wrote his Eighth Symphony at the height of the Second World War, and every bar of this colossal work resounds with violent struggle. Schnittke鈥檚 Viola Concerto was born in the dying days of the Soviet Union: a voice of sorrow, mischief and subversion beneath the grey skies of the Cold War.

These two masterpieces are two pages of the same twentieth century story 鈥� dissident masters, speaking truth to power in a time when the wrong notes (like the wrong opinions) carried a brutal price. Together, they add up to a formidable programme from guest conductor Hannu Lintu, with the 鈥渢errifically talented鈥� (The Times) Timothy Ridout bringing both poetry and passion to Schnittke鈥檚 remarkable concerto.

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 Oct 2025 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Alfred Schnittke

    Viola Concerto

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.

  • Ester M盲gi

    He Came

    Choir: The Academic Female Choir of the University of Tartu. Conductor: Vaike Uibopuu.
    • ALBA.

  • Ester M盲gi

    A Wish

    Choir: Estonian National Male Choir. Conductor: Ants Soots.
    • ALBA.

  • Tatiana Nikolayeva

    24 Concert Etudes Op.13 - Nos 18 and 15

    Performer: Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev.
    • DECCA.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no. 8 in C minor Op.65

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 12.

  • Vladislav Zolotaryov

    Rondo Capriccioso - LIVE

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Oct 2025 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3