BBC Philharmonic Orchestra * Shostakovich: Sym No. 2 To October: Sym No. 5 [New CD] 2013-10-15 a counter point to Shoe

a counter point to Shoe Shaped Cloud and it's brooding study of a relationship gone awry that's propelled by an aching vocal which recalls Radiohead at their most brittle

Headstones and Land Mines

every new release is as fresh and exciting as their very first time in a rehearsal room

and mastering

The CD pressing is housed in a jewel case with a 12-page photo/lyrics booklet and contains two bonus tracks

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra * Shostakovich: Sym No. 2 To October: Sym No. 5 [New CD] 2013-10-15 a counter point to ShoeCommissioned by the Propaganda Department of the Soviet State Music Publishing House to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, the 'Symphonic Dedication to October' eventually became Shostakovich's Second Symphony, and was first performed, in Leningrad, in 1927. It is a short, through composed work of around twenty minutes, it's structure involving four sections. It opens with a Largo meant to portray the primordial chaos from