Shostakovich: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

This page lists all recordings of Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May, by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Beethoven Orchester Bonn & Philharmonic Choir Brno

Roman Kofman

The penultimate release of MDG’s highly successful cycle of the symphonies of Shostakovich. In his Symphony No. 3 the twenty-three-year old composer paid homage to May First as an important symbol of the revolution; forty-two years later in his Symphony No.15 he seems to have wanted to recall the carefree years of his youth. As on the previous releases in this splendid series, Roman Kofman conducts the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn.

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MDG - MDG9371210

(SACD)

£13.49 (£11.48 ex. VAT)

Scheduled for release on 14 July 2008. Order it now and we will deliver it as soon as it is available.

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135

Marina Poplavskaya (soprano) & Mikhail Davidov (baritone)

Orchestra and Chorus of the Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Oleg Caetani

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Arts - 477238

(SACD)

£14.99 (£12.76 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

Shostakovich - String Quartets Nos. 3, 7 & 8

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

St Lawrence String Quartet

EMI - 3599562

(CD)

£12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days.

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135

Larissa Gogolewskaja (soprano) & Sergei Aleksashkin (bass)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

'In Shostakovich's music, I feel in almost every bar associations with the atmosphere and life of the time, with the individual that he was.” (Mariss Jansons)

EMI - 3568302

(CD)

£12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days.

Shostakovich - String Quartets Nos. 3, 7 & 8

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

Yggdrasil Quartet

BIS - BISCD913

(CD)

£12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 'To October'

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

Ballet Suite No. 5 from 'The Bolt' Op. 27a

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Neeme Järvi

DG - E4695252

(CD)

£12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days.

Shostakovich - String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3

Shostakovich:

String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

St Petersburg String Quartet

Hyperion - CDA67153

(CD)

£12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT)

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Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovak

"Slovák conducts energetic performances of both Nos. 1 and 3" - Fanfare

Naxos - 8550623

(CD)

£4.99 (£4.25 ex. VAT)

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15 (Complete)

Marina Shaguch (soprano), Peter Mikuláš (bass) & Michail Ryssov (bass)

Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir & Kühn Mixed Chorus, Maxim Shostakovich

"A world-class performance, authentically at one with the sound, syntax and imagery of Shostakovich's wracked genius." BBC Music Magazine, February 2006, on Symphony No. 13

Supraphon - SU38902

(CD - 10 discs)

£47.99 (£40.84 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.