Shostakovich / Slatkin / St Louis Sym Orch - Sym No 10 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Schuman / Slatkin / St Louis Sym Orch - Sym No 10 [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/23/2007

Stephan Moccio - InchWinter PoemsInch. Pianist and composer Stephan Moccio presents his 2020 album Winter Poems - now on vinyl for the first time. A selection of ten peaceful, melodic piano arrangements of timeless holiday favorites. Plus, some seasonal new compositions by Moccio. Album Tracks 1. Christmas Time Is Here (Arr. Piano) 2. The Christmas Song (Arr. Piano) 3. Walking in the Air (Arr. Piano) 4. White Christmas (Arr. Piano) 5. What Child Is This (Arr. Piano) 1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 2. Carol of the Bells (Arr. Piano) 3. Wistful 4. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. Piano) 5. Winter Waltz

This new showcases the stylistic similarities and differences between two powerhouse composers- Gustav Mahler, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Mahler's Symphony No. 10 (Adagio) is paired with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. The National Philharmonic Minsk was founded in 1930 and is one of Russia's most renowned orchestras. As one of only three orchestras the National Philharmonic Minsk beared the honorary title InchAcademic OrchestraInch during the Soviet Government. The repertoire of the 120 musicians includes not only important works of the Classic and Romantic periods, but also compositions by contemporary Russian composers and, in collaboration with the Philharmonic Chorus, the great works of the chorale literature.