A third of a century after his death the symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich have moved to the absolute centre of the repertoire. Written during World War II, the unusually constructed Eighth Symphony is a powerful work built on striking contrasts betwee

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 6, & 12 - The Year 1917
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
• Symphonies Nos 5 & 9
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7- Leningrad