Track listing
5 tracks · 62:06Dmitri Shostakovich
- Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 62:06
- 1 I. Adagio 25:13
- 2 II. Allegretto 6:34
- 3 III. Allegro non troppo 6:25
- 4 IV. Largo 10:02
- 5 V. Allegretto 13:52
The artists
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra to be founded in the Nordic countries (1882), has grown from a band of 36 players to an orchestra of 102 regular members.
James DePreist
James DePreist was born in Philadelphia in 1936. He studied at the conservatory in the city, initially taking composition as his major subject. Conducting then took a back seat, but it gradually became DePreist's real calling. A victory in the Dmitri Mitropoulos Competition in 1964 proved to be the springboard for a career on the podium. Leonard Bernstein chose him as his assistant conductor, and this engagement was followed by a three-year term as Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic and five years as assistant to Antal Dorati with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington.