Eugene Ormandy - Shostakovitch: Cello Concerto, Sym. No. 1 - Speakers Corner LP

180g Vinyl, Pure Analogue

A reference recording of Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, captured in 1959 with its dedicatee Mstislav Rostropovich — who committed the virtuoso solo part to memory in just four days — alongside Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Coupled with the composer's First Symphony, written as his graduation piece at the Leningrad Conservatory. This Speakers Corner reissue was remastered from the original analogue master tapes.

Features

• 180g High Quality Vinyl
• Pure Analogue (AAA), made from the original analogue master tapes
• Pressed at Pallas in Germany
• Label: Speakers Corner Records

Track Listing

Side One — Concerto for Cello in E-flat, Op. 107:

1. First Movement
2. Second Movement

Side Two:

1. Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 10