SHOSTAKOVICH UNDER STALIN'S SHADOW (SYMPHONIES 5, 8 & 9) - BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ANDRIS NELSON (2 CDS)

Nelsons is spry and precisioned and his insistence on super-keen rhythm pays off big-time...The Fifth Symphony is quite marvellous...and like the Tenth should dominate the catalogue for a long time to come...To say that it brings the house down is something of an understatement.

Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons