Tugan Sokhiev and his Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse take on Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8, an epic of iron and ice. The Eighth, the second of the trilogy of war symphonies written by Shostakovich between 1941 and 1945, was warmly received at its premiere in 1943 but soon condemned by the authorities. The evocative power of this dark fresco has nevertheless restored it to its rightful place: among the very first of the 20th century. Warner Classics begins a new collaboration with the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. For this internationally recognized ensemble in the French repertoire, the meeting with Tugan Sokhiev has opened up new horizons, of which the symphonies of Shostakovich are one of the first challenges. Among Shostakovich's fifteen symphonies, Symphony No. 8 can be heard as an intimate and heartbreaking confession, oscillating between pathos and violence. Monumental, close to despair, this symphony is a true opera for the orchestra, where Shostakovich deploys a virtuosity of timbres, with an unprecedented dramatic power. Warner Classics begins a new collaboration with the brilliant Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse and its conductor Tugan Sokhiev!
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