Symphony no. 11 "The Year 1905"

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & BBC Philharmonic & John Storgårds

Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905" is the eleventh symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed and premiered in 1957. The four-movement orchestral work adopts a programme approach to depict episodes of the 1905 Russian Revolution, employing vivid orchestration, march-like and lyrical material and chorale textures, and it reflects Shostakovich's continued engagement with public, politically inflected symphonic writing in the 1950s.
First released: 27th March 2020

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 11, op. 103 "The Year 1905": The Palace Square. Adagio
    17:40
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 11, op. 103 "The Year 1905": The Ninth of January. Allegro – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
    21:03
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 11, op. 103 "The Year 1905": In Memoriam. Adagio – Poco più mosso – Tempo I
    12:16
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 11, op. 103 "The Year 1905": The Tocsin. Allegro non troppo – Allegro – Moderato – Adagio – Allegro
    15:44

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